𑀅𑀯𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀅𑀯𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (avikkhaï), 𑀯𑁂𑀳𑀇 (vehaï)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwa
    Sanskrit अव (ava)
    Sanskrit अव- (ava-)
    Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-s
    Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷsder.
    Sanskrit ईक्ष॑ते (ī́kṣate)
    Sanskrit अवेक्ष॑ते (ávékṣate)
    Proto-Indo-European *wí
    Sanskrit वि- (vi-)
    Sanskrit ईक्ष॑ते (ī́kṣate)
    Sanskrit वीक्ष॑ते (vī́kṣate)influ.?
    Prakrit 𑀅𑀯𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (avĕkkhaï)

    Inherited from Sanskrit अवेक्ष॑ते (ávékṣate), from अव- (ava-) + ईक्ष॑ते (ī́kṣate).

    Verb

    𑀅𑀯𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (avĕkkhaï) (Devanagari अवेक्खइ, Kannada ಅವೆಕ್ಖಇ) (transitive) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) [1][2]

    1. to look at, observe
    2. to expect

    Descendants

    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “अवेक्ख”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 88.
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ávēkṣatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 39
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