𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥Hnás

Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has

Sanskrit पूर्णमास् (pūrṇamās)

Sanskrit पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸 (puṇṇimā)

Inherited from Sanskrit पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā). Cognate with Pali puṇṇamā.

Noun

𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸 (puṇṇimā) f (Devanagari पुण्णिमा)

full moon; the night of the full moon

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸 (puṇṇimā)	𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀑 (puṇṇimāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀉 (puṇṇimāu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸 (puṇṇimā)
Accusative	𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀁 (puṇṇimaṃ)	𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀑 (puṇṇimāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀉 (puṇṇimāu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸 (puṇṇimā)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀏 (puṇṇimāe) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀇 (puṇṇimāi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀅 (puṇṇimāa)	𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺 (puṇṇimāhi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (puṇṇimāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀑 (puṇṇimāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀉 (puṇṇimāu)	𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (puṇṇimāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀏 (puṇṇimāe) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀇 (puṇṇimāi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀅 (puṇṇimāa)	𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀡 (puṇṇimāṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀁 (puṇṇimāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀏 (puṇṇimāe) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀇 (puṇṇimāi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀅 (puṇṇimāa)	𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀼 (puṇṇimāsu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (puṇṇimāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑁂 (puṇṇime) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸 (puṇṇimā)	𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀑 (puṇṇimāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸𑀉 (puṇṇimāu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸 (puṇṇimā)

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani: pūnam
  Hindi: पूनम
  
  Urdu: پُونَم
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Old Marathi: पुनिव (puniva), पुणिव (puṇiva)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Old Gujarati: पूनिम (pūnima)
  - Gujarati: પૂનમ (pūnam)
→ Dravidian:
- Old Kannada: ಪುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ (puṇṇime)
  - Kannada: ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ (huṇṇime)
- Telugu: పున్నమి (punnami)

References

Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पुण्णिमा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 605.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “puṇṇimā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 472