𑀤𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀡

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀤𑀽𑀫𑀡 (dūmaṇa)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दुर्मनस् (durmanas). By surface analysis, 𑀤𑀼- (du-) +‎ 𑀫𑀡 (maṇa).

Adjective

𑀤𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀡 (dummaṇa) (Devanagari दुम्मण) (attested in Śaurasenī)

  1. anxious, perturbed, disturbed
  2. full of hatred, enmity
  3. needy, poor

Descendants

  • Hindi: दुमन (duman)

Further reading

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