𑀚𑁄𑀟

Prakrit

Etymology

    Deverbal from 𑀚𑁄𑀟𑁂𑀇 (joḍei). Compare 𑀚𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (jutta, joined), with semantically overlapping descendants.

    Noun

    𑀚𑁄𑀟 (joḍaf (Devanagari जोड)

    1. pair, union

    Derived terms

    • *𑀚𑁄𑀟𑀓 (*joḍa-ka)
      • Hindustani:
      • Marathi: जोडा (j̈oḍā)
      • Sanskrit: योटक (yoṭaka)
    • *𑀚𑁄𑀟𑀺𑀓𑀸 (*joḍ-ikā)

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Marathi: 𑘕𑘻𑘚 (joḍa)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
    • Telugu: జోడు (jōḍu)

    Noun

    𑀚𑁄𑀟 (joḍam (Devanagari जोड)

    1. (astronomy) constellation
    2. (medicine) name of a disease

    References

    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “जोड”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].