𑀓𑀬

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀢 (kata), from Sanskrit कृत (kṛtá).

Adjective

𑀓𑀬 (kaya) (Devanagari कय, Gujarati કય, Kannada ಕಯ) (attested in Ardhamāgadhī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī)

  1. done, made, created

Further reading

  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “कय”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
  • Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 52
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