𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮

Prakrit

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng-der.
    Sanskrit अङ्गुल (aṅgula)
    Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮 (aṃgula)

    Inherited from Sanskrit अङ्गुल (aṅgula), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng-.

    Noun

    𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮 (aṃgula) n (Devanagari अंगुल) [1][2]

    1. fingerbreadth

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Odia: ଅଙ୍ଗୁଳ (aṅguḷa)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: آڱُرُ
        Devanagari script: अङुरु
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Marathi: अंगुळ (aṃguḷa)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: આંગળ (ā̃gaḷ)

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “अंगुल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “aṅgula”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 7
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