Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit क्रन्दति (krándati). Cognate with Pali kandati.
Verb
𑀓𑀁𑀤𑀤𑀺 (kaṃdadi) (Devanagari कंददि) (intransitive) (attested in Śaurasenī)
- to cry, weep, lament
Descendants
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Bengali-Assamese:
- Assamese: কান্দ (kand)
- Bengali: কাঁদা (kãda)
- Sylheti: ꠇꠣꠘ꠆ꠖ (xand)
- Maithili: kānab, kā̃dab
- Devanagari script: कानब, काँदब
- Tirhuta script: 𑒏𑒰𑒢𑒥, 𑒏𑒰𑒿𑒠𑒥
- Odia: କାନ୍ଦିବା (kāndibā)
- Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
- Sinhalese: කැන්දවනවා (kændawanawā)