𑀞𑀕

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Prakrit

Etymology

Unknown. Compare 𑀞𑀕𑁂𑀇 / 𑀞𑀏𑀇 (ṭhagei / ṭhaei, to cover), 𑀞𑀕𑀺𑀬 / 𑀞𑀇𑀅 (ṭhagiya / ṭhaïa, covered, cheated), 𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (ḍhakkaï, to cover, shut), and *𑀟𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ḍākka, robber). Perhaps further from स्थग (sthaga, cunning, sly), from स्थग् (sthag, to cover, hide), though Turner considers this doubtful.

Dardic cognates include Shina (ṭha̯g) and Kashmiri ٹھَگ (ṭhag).

Noun

𑀞𑀕 (ṭhagam (Devanagari ठग)

  1. thief

Alternative forms

  • *𑀞𑀕𑁆𑀕 (*ṭhagga), *𑀞𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ṭhakka), *𑀞𑀁𑀕 (*ṭhaṃga)by reconstruction

Descendants

  • Gujarati: ઠગ (ṭhag), ઠાંગું (ṭhā̃gũ, knavery)
  • Hindustani: ṭhag
    • Hindi: ठग (see there for further descendants)
    • Urdu: ٹھگ
  • Marathi: ठग (ṭhag), ठक (ṭhak)
  • Odia: ଠକ (ṭhaka)
  • Punjabi: ਠੱਗ (ṭhagga)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭhagg”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 306
  2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T (1923–1928) “ठग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो (in Hindi), Calcutta: .