𑀚𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit जित (jitá).

Adjective

𑀚𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (jitta) (Devanagari जित्त) (attested in Śaurasenī)

  1. conquered, won, subdued[1][2]

Descendants

  • Gujarati: જીતવું (jītvũ, “to win”)
  • Hindi: जीतना (jītnā, “to win”)
  • Punjabi: ਜਿੱਤਣਾ (jittaṇā, “to win”)

References

  1. ^ Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 185
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jitá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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