𑀅𑀬𑀸𑀡

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀅𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀁𑀢 (ayāṇaṃta)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *né
    Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *a-
    Sanskrit अ- (a-)
    Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-
    Sanskrit ज्ञा (jñā)
    Sanskrit जा॒नत् (jānát)
    Sanskrit अजानत् (ajānat)
    Prakrit 𑀅𑀬𑀸𑀡 (ayāṇa)

    Inherited from Sanskrit अजानत् (ajānat), from अ- (a-) + जा॒नत् (jānát).

    Adjective

    𑀅𑀬𑀸𑀡 (ayāṇa) (Devanagari अयाण) [1][2]

    1. foolish, ignorant

    Derived terms

    • 𑀅𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀅 (ayāṇaa)
    • 𑀅𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀼𑀅 (ayāṇua)

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਅਯਾਣਾ (ayāṇā), ਯਾਣਾ (yāṇā)

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “अयाण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 70.
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ajānant”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 8
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