Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀟𑀗𑁆𑀓
Ashokan Prakrit
editEtymology
editProbably onomatopoeic. Compare Classical Sanskrit ढक्का (ḍhakkā).
Noun
edit*𑀟𑀗𑁆𑀓 (*ḍaṅka)
- a drum or kettledrum
Derived terms
edit- *𑀟𑀗𑁆𑀓-𑀓 (*ḍaṅka-ka)
Alternative forms
edit- *𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ḍakka)
- Prakrit: 𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ḍakka)
References
edit- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍaṅka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 310