Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀳𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁆

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 edit

Etymology edit

Possibly onomatopoeic (compare Sanskrit हिक्क् (hikk)).

Root edit

*𑀳𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁆 (*hicc)^[1]

to hiccup
to jerk
to draw back

Derived terms edit

*𑀳𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀢𑀺 (*hiccati)
- Maharastri Prakrit:
  - Old Marathi:
    - Marathi: हिसकणे (hisakṇe)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
  - Old Gujarati:
    - Gujarati: હીંચકવું (hī̃cakvũ), હીંચકો (hī̃cko)
  - Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    - Hindustani:
      Hindi: हिचकना (hicaknā)
      
      Urdu: ہِچَکْنَا (hicaknā)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
  - Takka Apabhramsa:
    - Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਹਿਚਕਣਾ (hickaṇā)
      
      Shahmukhi script: ہِچکݨا (hickṇā)
*𑀳𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘-𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*hicca-kka)
- Magadhi Prakrit:
  - Old Bengali: *হিঁচক (hĩcaka)
    - Bengali: হেঁচকা (hẽcka), হেঁচকি (hẽcki)

References edit

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

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*hicc”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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