𑀧𑀺𑀬

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀧𑀺𑀅 (pia)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *preyH-
    Proto-Indo-European *-ós
    Proto-Indo-European *priHós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHás
    Sanskrit प्रिय (priya)
    Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀬 (piya)

    Inherited from Sanskrit प्रिय (priyá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHyás (“dear, beloved”).

    Noun

    𑀧𑀺𑀬 (piya) m (Devanagari पिय, Gujarati પિય, Kannada ಪಿಯ) (attested in Ardhamāgadhī, Māgadhī, Śaurasenī, Māhārāṣṭrī)

    1. beloved

    References

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “priyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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