𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀟𑀬

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀟𑀕 (akkhāḍaga) — Śaurasenī
  • 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀯𑀸𑀟𑀕 (akkhavāḍaga)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit अ॒क्ष (akṣá)
    Sanskrit वाट (vāṭa)
    Sanskrit अक्षवाट (akṣavāṭa)
    Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀟𑀬 (akkhāḍaya)

    Inherited from Sanskrit अक्षवाट (akṣavāṭa), from अ॒क्ष (akṣá) + वाट (vāṭa).

    Noun

    𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀟𑀬 (akkhāḍaya) m (Devanagari अक्खाडय) [1][2]

    1. (wrestling) wrestling-ground, arena
    2. (gambling) dicing-ground

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
        • Bengali: আখড়া (akhoṛa)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਅਖਾਡ਼ਾ (akhāṛā)
        Shahmukhi script: اَکھاڑَا (akhāṛā)
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: آکاڙو
        Devanagari script: आखाड़ो
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “अक्खाडग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 14.
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “akṣavāṭa-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 2
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