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 (ṇaülam (Devanagari णउल, feminine 𑀡𑀉𑀮𑀻)

  1. mongoose

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)
  • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Early Assamese:
    • Old Bengali:
    • Odia: ନଉଳ (nauḷa), ନେଉଳ (neuḷa), ନେଉର୍ ମୂଷା (neur muṣā)
  • 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:
    • Domaaki: [script needed] (naul, animal like a small weasel)

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.