𑀖𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀖𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (ghŏṭṭaï)
- *𑀖𑀼𑀁𑀝𑀇 (*ghuṃṭaï) — reconstruction
Etymology
Borrowed from Dravidian, whence Kota (India) [script needed] (guṛakn), Telugu గుటగుట (guṭaguṭa), గుటక (guṭaka, “gulp”) and Kannada ಕುಟುಕು (kuṭuku).[1][2]
Verb
𑀖𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (ghuṭṭaï) (Devanagari घुट्टइ) [1]
Descendants
- Apabhramsa: घुंटइ (ghuṃṭaï), घुंट m (ghuṃṭa)
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: घुड़्को (ghuṛko), घुर्को (ghurko), घुड़्क्याउनु (ghuṛkyāunu), घुटुक्क (ghuṭukka)
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Sindhi: [script needed] (ghuṭaṇu), [script needed] (ghuṭko), [script needed] (ghuṭkaṇu)
- Punjabi: ghuṭṭa, ghuṭṭā
- Gurmukhi script: ਘੁੱਟ, ਘੁੱਟਾ
- Shahmukhi script: گھٹ, گھٹا
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: घोट (ghoṭ), घोटणे (ghoṭṇe), घुटघुट (ghuṭghuṭ, “by gulps”), घुटका (ghuṭkā)
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: ઘૂંટ (ghū̃ṭ)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghuṭṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 242
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “guṛakn”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 152.