Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit सूप (sū́pa).[1]

Noun

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𑀲𑀽𑀧 (sūpam

  1. curry

Alternative forms

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Attested at Dhauli and Girnar.

Dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀽𑀧 (“curry”)
Variety Location Lemmas 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

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