𑀕𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀅

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit ΰ€—ΰ₯ˆΰ€°ΰ€Ώΰ€• (gairika, β€œred chalk”). Cognate with Pali geruka.

Noun

𑀕𑁂𑀭𑀼𑀅 (gerua) m (Devanagari ΰ€—ΰ₯‡ΰ€°ΰ₯ΰ€…) (attested in ŚaurasenΔ«)

  1. red chalk

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: ΰ€—ΰ₯‡ΰ€°ΰ₯‚ (gerΕ«)
    • Urdu: گیرو (gerΕ«)

References

  • Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 119
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