𑀧𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀬
Prakrit
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit पर्वत (párvata). Cognate to Pali pabbata, Niya Prakrit 𐨤𐨪𐨿𐨬𐨟 (parvata).
Noun
𑀧𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀬 (pavvaya) m (Devanagari पव्वय, Kannada ಪವ್ವಯ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)
Descendants
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Odia: [script needed] (pābuli, “hill”) (Sambalpur)
- Insular Indo-Aryan:
- Sinhalese: [script needed] (pavuva, “rock, hill”)
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਪੱਬੀ (pabbī, “hill”)
- Saraiki: پَبِّی (pabbiī, “hill”)
- Punjabi:
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pavvaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 448