𑠁𑠝𑠬

Dogri

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀆𑀡𑀯𑀓 (*āṇavaka). Cognate with Punjabi ਆਨਾ (ānā) / آنا (ānā), Hindustani آنَہ (āna) / आना (ānā), Gujarati આનો (āno).

Noun

𑠁𑠝𑠬 (ānā) m

1. Dogra script form of आना (“anna”) (unit of currency in British India)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*āṇvaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 50