𑀡𑀉𑀮
Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit नकुल (nakulá). In some descendants, this was first extended to *naüliya- (reflected in Gujarati નોલિયો (noliyo)) before undergoing metathesis to *nayul- or *nyaül- (reflected in Old Hindi नौल्यौ (naulyau) ~ न्यौल (nyaula)).
Noun
𑀡𑀉𑀮 (ṇaüla) m (Devanagari णउल, feminine 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀻)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀡𑀉𑀮 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑁄 (ṇaülo) | 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀸 (ṇaülā) |
| Accusative | 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀁 (ṇaülaṃ) | 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑁂 (ṇaüle) or 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀸 (ṇaülā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑁂𑀡 (ṇaüleṇa) or 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑁂𑀡𑀁 (ṇaüleṇaṃ) | 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑁂𑀳𑀺 (ṇaülehi) or 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ṇaülehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀸𑀅 (ṇaülāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀸𑀑 (ṇaülāo) or 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀸𑀉 (ṇaülāu) or 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀸 (ṇaülā) or 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺 (ṇaülāhi) or 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ṇaülāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀲𑁆𑀲 (ṇaülassa) | 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀸𑀡 (ṇaülāṇa) or 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀸𑀡𑀁 (ṇaülāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (ṇaülammi) or 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑁂 (ṇaüle) | 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀼 (ṇaülesu) or 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ṇaülesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀡𑀉𑀮 (ṇaüla) or 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀸 (ṇaülā) | 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀸 (ṇaülā) |
Derived terms
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Old Hindi: नावल (nāvala), निवल्यौ (nivalyau), नौल्यौ (naulyau), न्यल (nyala), न्यौल (nyaula)
- Hindi: नेवला (nevlā), (rare) नौल (naul), नौला (naulā)
- Urdu: نیولا (nevlā)
- Old Hindi: नावल (nāvala), निवल्यौ (nivalyau), नौल्यौ (naulyau), न्यल (nyala), न्यौल (nyaula)
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Kumaoni: न्यौलो, (Gaṅgoī dialect) [script needed] (nyɔ̈̄w)
- Nepali: न्यौलो (nyaulo), न्यौरि (nyauri), नेउरि (neuri)
- Western Pahari:
- Bhalesī dialect: [Term?] (nεrṛu)
- Bhiḍlàī dialect: [Term?] (nȫl)
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Lahnda: [script needed] m (nôlũ), [script needed] (naul), (Poṭhwārī dialect) [script needed] m (naulõ)
- Punjabi: ਨੇਵਲਾ (nevlā), ਨੌਲ (naul)
- Sindhi: نورُ (noru), [script needed] (noriaṛu, “squirrel”)
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Old Gujarati:
- Gujarati: નોળિયો (noḷiyo)
- Domaaki: [script needed] (naul, “animal like a small weasel”)
- Old Gujarati:
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nakulá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “णउल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 376.