𑀯𑀼𑀠
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Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Etymology tree
From Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás.
Adjective
Alternative forms
Attested at Dhauli and Jaugada.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (“aged”) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀯𑀼𑀥 (vudha) | 𑀯𑀼𑀥 /vuddha/ (vudha) |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha) | 𑀯𑀼𑀠 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha) |
| Jaugada | 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha) | 𑀯𑀼𑀠 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨬𐨂𐨝 (vuḍha) | 𐨬𐨂𐨝 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha) |
| Mansehra | 𐨬𐨢𐨿𐨪 (vadhra) | ||
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (“aged”) | ||
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Descendants
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vr̥ddhá2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Bryan Levman (2010) “Aśokan Phonology and the Language of the Earliest Buddhist Tradition”, in Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies, pages 57-86