𑀞𑀕

Prakrit

Etymology

Unknown. Compare 𑀞𑀕𑁂𑀇 / 𑀞𑀏𑀇 (ṭhagei / ṭhaei, “to cover”), 𑀞𑀕𑀺𑀬 / 𑀞𑀇𑀅 (ṭhagiya / ṭhaïa, “covered, cheated”), 𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (ḍhakkaï, “to cover, shut”), and *𑀟𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ḍākka, “robber”). Perhaps further from स्थग (sthaga, “cunning, sly”), from स्थग् (sthag, “to cover, hide”), though Turner considers this doubtful.

Dardic cognates include Shina [script needed] (ṭha̯g) and Kashmiri ٹھَگ (ṭhag).

Noun

𑀞𑀕 (ṭhaga) m (Devanagari ठग) ^[1]^[2]

thief

Alternative forms

*𑀞𑀕𑁆𑀕 (*ṭhagga), *𑀞𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ṭhakka), *𑀞𑀁𑀕 (*ṭhaṃga) — by reconstruction

Related terms

𑀞𑀕𑀺𑀬 (ṭhagiya, “cheated”) (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

Gujarati: ઠગ (ṭhag), ઠાંગું (ṭhā̃gũ, “knavery”)
Hindustani: ṭhag
- Hindi: ठग (see there for further descendants)
- Urdu: ٹھگ
Marathi: ठग (ṭhag), ठक (ṭhak)
Odia: ଠକ (ṭhaka)
Punjabi: ਠੱਗ (ṭhagga)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭhagg”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 306
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “ठग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭhagg”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 306

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

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