अवलम्ब

Sanskrit

Etymology

अव (ava) + लम्ब (lamba)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʋɐ.lɐm.bɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʋɐ.l̪ɐm.bɐ/
Hyphenation: अ‧व‧लम्‧ब

Noun

अवलम्ब • (avalamba) stem, ?

hanging down
stay, support, perpendicular

Related terms

अवलम्बित (avalambita)

Descendants

Dardic:
- → Proto-Nuristani:
  - Prasuni: wurbók, ulbók
Pali: ōlamba, ōlambaka
Prakrit: 𑀅𑀯𑀮𑀁𑀩 (avalaṃba), 𑀅𑀯𑀮𑀁𑀩𑀕 (avalaṃbaga), 𑀑𑀮𑀁𑀩 (olaṃba)
- Eastern:
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: ওলোম (ülüm)
    - Odia: ଓଳମ (oḷama), ଉଲମ (ulama)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Dhivehi: އޮލަނބު (olaᵐbu)
    - Sinhalese: ලඹ (laᵐba), ඔලම්බු (olambu)
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Marathi: ओळंबा (oḷambā)
      - ⇒ Marathi: ओळंबणे (oḷambṇe)
- Western:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Gujarati: ઓળંબા (oḷṃbā)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “avalamba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 36