𑀧𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀬

Prakrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पर्वत (párvata). Cognate to Pali pabbata, Niya Prakrit 𐨤𐨪𐨿𐨬𐨟 (parvata).

Noun

𑀧𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀬 (pavvayam (Devanagari पव्वय, Kannada ಪವ್ವಯ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)

  1. mountain

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)

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