Ashokan Prakrit edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit सूप (sū́pa).[1]

Noun edit

𑀲𑀽𑀧 (sūpam

  1. curry

Alternative forms edit

Attested at Dhauli and Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀽𑀧 (“curry”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀲𑀼𑀧 (supa)
East Dhauli 𑀲𑀽𑀧 (sūpa)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨯𐨂𐨤 (supa)
Mansehra 𐨯𐨂𐨤 (supa)
West Girnar 𑀲𑀽𑀧 (sūpa)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀽𑀧 (“curry”)
 
𐨯𐨂𐨤 (supa) (2)
𑀲𑀽𑀧 (sūpa) (2)
𑀲𑀼𑀧 (supa) (1)

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sūˊpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press