𑀧𑀳𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *प्रभुत्वति (*prabhutvati), an unattested verb from the root प्रभू (prabhū, “to surpass; to control”).[1]

Verb

𑀧𑀳𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇 (pahuppaï) (Devanagari पहुप्पइ, Kannada ಪಹುಪ್ಪಇ) (intransitive) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) [2]

  1. to be powerful
  2. to reach

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pahuppaï”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 207
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