𑀠𑀮𑀇
Prakrit
Etymology
| Prakrit verb set |
|---|
| 𑀠𑀮𑀇 (ḍhalaï) |
| 𑀠𑀸𑀮𑀇 (ḍhālaï) |
Unknown. Possibly inherited from Sanskrit ध्वरति (dhvarati), from the root ध्वृ (dhvṛ), with unexpected retroflexion. Kashmiri أڈَرُن (ạḍarun) from *𑀆𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*āḍḍharati) points to original -𑀭𑁆- (-r-). But also compare the reconstructed *𑀟𑀸𑀮𑀇 (*ḍālaï, “pours, puts”) and *𑀠𑀼𑀮𑀇 (*ḍhulaï, “bends, falls”).
Verb
𑀠𑀮𑀇 (ḍhalaï) (Devanagari ढलइ, Kannada ಢಲಇ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)
Derived terms
- Prakrit: *𑀆𑀠𑀮𑀇 (*āḍhalaï)
- Marathi: आढळणे (āḍhaḷṇe)
- Prakrit: *𑀡𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀮𑀇 (*ṇiḍḍhalaï)
- Marathi: निढळणे (niḍhaḷṇe)
Descendants
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: ढलना (ḍhalnā)
- Urdu: ڈھلنا
- Old Awadhi: ढरइ (ḍharaï)
- Hindustani:
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Kumaoni: [script needed] (ḍhalṇo)
- Nepali: ढल्नु (ḍhalnu)
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਢਲਣਾ (ḍhalṇā)
- Shahmukhi script: ڈھلݨا (ḍhalṇā)
- Punjabi:
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: ढळणे (ḍhaḷṇe)
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: ઢળવું (ḍhaḷvũ)
Forms extended with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-):
- Punjabi: ਢਲਕਨਾ / ڈھلکنا (ḍhalaknā)
- Nepali: ढल्कनु (ḍhalkanu)
- Bengali: ঢলকা (ḍholoka)
- Hindi: ढलकना (ḍhalaknā)
- Urdu: ڈھالکنا (ḍhalaknā)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍhalati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press