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Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀛𑀸𑀧𑀬𑀢𑀺

 This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ḍẓʰaHpáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰ-eh₁ (“to burn”). Compare Pali jhāpeti, Vedic Sanskrit क्षापयति (kṣāpayati).

Verb

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*𑀛𑀸𑀧𑀬𑀢𑀺 (*jhāpayati)[1]

  1. (transitive) to burn, singe

Derived terms

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  • 𑀛𑀸𑀧𑀬𑀺𑀢𑀯𑀺𑀬𑁂 (jhāpayitaviye, “ought to be burnt”, gerundive)
  • *𑀛𑀸𑀧𑀦 (*jhāpana)
    • Prakrit: 𑀛𑀸𑀯𑀡 (jhāvaṇa, “act of burning”)
      • Sinhalese: [script needed] (davanavā, “to burn”, transitive).

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhāpayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 297
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