𑀧𑀠𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

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Sanskrit पृथ् (pṛth)der.

Prakrit 𑀧𑀠𑀇 (paḍhaï)

Inherited from Sanskrit *पृथति (*pṛthati),^[1] from the root पृथ् (pṛth, “to spread”). Cognate with Pali paṭhati, Kashmiri پَرُن (parun), re-borrowed Sanskrit पठति (paṭhati); see there for more.

Verb

𑀧𑀠𑀇 (paḍhaï) (Devanagari पढइ, Kannada ಪಢಇ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) ^[2]^[1]

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Derived terms

Prakrit: 𑀧𑀠𑀸𑀯𑁂𑀇 (paḍhāvei)

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: पढ़ना (paṛhnā)
  - Urdu: پَڑْھنا (paṛhnā)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali-Assamese:
  - Early Assamese: পঢ়্ (poṛh)
    - Assamese: পঢ়া (porha)
      - Naga Pidgin: pora
  - Bengali: পড়া (poṛa)
- Bihari:
  - Bhojpuri: पढ़ल (paṛhal)
  - Maithili: पढ़ब (paṛhab)
- Odia: ପଢ଼ିବା (paṛhibā)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: पढ्नु (paḍhnu)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi:
  - Gurmukhi script: ਪੜ੍ਹਨਾ (paṛhnā)
  - Shahmukhi script: پَڑْھنا (paṛhnā)
- Sindhi: پَڙھَڻُ (paṛhaṇu)
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Old Marathi: 𑘢𑘛𑘜𑘹 (paḍhaṇe)
  - Marathi: पढणे (paḍhṇe)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: પઢવું (paḍhvũ)

Borrowed terms

→ Sanskrit: पठति (paṭhati)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṭhati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पढइ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].

[cdial-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṭhati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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

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