hadaya

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Pali

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Etymology

PIE word
*ḱérd

Inherited from Sanskrit हृदय (hṛ́daya). Cognate with Gandhari 𐨱𐨁𐨡𐨩 (hidaya), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀺𑀅𑀅 (hiaa), Paisaci Prakrit 𑀳𑀺𑀢𑀅 (hitaa), Magadhi Prakrit 𑀳𑀮𑀅 (halaa).

Noun

hadaya n

  1. (anatomy) heart
  2. feeling

Declension

Descendants

  • Lao: ຫະໄທ (ha thai)
  • Thai: หทัย

Further reading

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “hadaya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 729
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hadaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 818