Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀟𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭

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.

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Most likely onomatopoeic. Compare Sanskrit सूकर (sūkara).

Noun

*𑀟𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭 (*ḍukkara) m

1. pig; boar

   Synonym: 𑀲𑀽𑀓𑀮 (sūkala)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani: ḍukkar

    Hindi: डुक्कर

    Urdu: ڈُکَّر

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Konkani: डुक्कर (ḍukkar), दुकोर (dukor)
  • Marathi: डुकर (ḍukar), डुक्कर (ḍukkar)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: ડુક્કર (ḍukkar), ડુક્કરો (ḍukkaro)
  • Saurashtra: ꢣꢸꢒ꣄ꢒꢬ꣄ (dukkar)