๐ง๐ผ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ
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Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit เคชเฅเคฐเฅเคท (pรบruแนฃa). Cognate with Pali purisa.
Noun
๐ง๐ผ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ (pulisa)
- man, male
- Synonym: ๐ซ๐ผ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฒ (munisa)
- servant, agent
Alternative forms
Attested at Allahabad-Kosambi, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva.
| Map of dialectal forms of ๐ง๐ผ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ (โman, maleโ) | ||
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 ๐ซ๐ผ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฒ (munisa) (6) ๐ง๐ผ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ (pulisa) (6) ๐ซ๐ธ๐ก๐ผ๐ฒ (mฤแนusa) (2) ๐ซ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ (mฤnลซsa) (2) ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฒ (manusa) (1) | ||
Descendants
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: ๐ง๐ผ๐ญ๐บ๐ฒ (purisa)
- Magadhi Prakrit: ๐ง๐ผ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฐ (puliลa)
- Maharastri Prakrit: ๐ง๐ผ๐ญ๐บ๐ฒ (purisa)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: ๐ง๐ผ๐ญ๐บ๐ฒ (purisa)
References
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 84.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969โ1985) โpรบruแนฃaโ, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press