𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कङ्कण (kaṅkaṇa).

Noun

𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀡 (kaṃkaṇaf (Devanagari कंकण)

  1. bracelet

Descendants

  • Central:
    • Awadhi: ककना (kaknā)
    • Hindustani: kaknā, kaknī
  • Eastern:
  • Northern:
  • Northwestern:
    • Sindhi: kaṅgaṇu, kaṅgiṇī
      Arabic script: ڪَنگَڻُ, ڪَنگِڻِي
      Devanagari script: कंगणु, कंगिणी
    • Punjabi: kaṅgaṇ, kaṅgan
      Gurmukhi script: ਕੰਗਣ, ਕੰਗਨ
      Shahmukhi script: کنگن, کنگن
      • Hindustani: kaṅgan
      • Bihari: कंग्ना (kãgnā), कंग्नी (kãgnī)
        • Bhojpuri: कंगना (kaṅgᵊnā)
      • Marathi: कंगणी (kaṅgṇī)
      • Nepali: कंग्ना (kaṅgnā)

References

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