𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆

Prakrit

Alternative forms

𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (puttaliyā) — Ardhamāgadhī

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (*puttala)^[1] + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-) (compare Sanskrit पुत्री (putrī, “daughter; doll”).

Noun

𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆 (puttaliā) f (Devanagari पुत्तलिआ, Kannada ಪುತ್ತಲಿಆ, masculine 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀬) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī) ^[2]^[3]^[4]

doll
- c. 10th century CE, Rājaśekhara, Kappūra-Maṃjarī 4.18.34–36:
  𑀭𑀸𑀅: 𑀯𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲! 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀁 𑀏𑀤𑀁 𑀪𑁂𑀭𑀯𑀦𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀲𑁆𑀲 𑀯𑀺𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀪𑀺𑀤𑀁-𑀢𑀺 𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀫𑀺𑁇
  𑀯𑀺𑀤𑀽𑀲𑀅: 𑀏𑀯𑀁 𑀡𑁂𑀤𑀁𑁇 𑀡 𑀳𑀼 𑀫𑀅-𑀮𑀜𑁆𑀙𑀡𑀁 𑀅𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀭𑁂𑀡 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄 𑀫𑀺𑀅𑀗𑁆𑀓-𑀫𑀡𑀺-𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀅𑀁 𑀧𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀭𑀸𑀯𑁂𑀤𑀺 𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀆-𑀓𑀼𑀲𑀼𑀫-𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭𑀁 𑀯𑀸 𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀤𑀺𑁇
  rāa: vaassa! savvaṃ edaṃ bheravanandassa viambhidaṃ-ti takkemi.
  vidūsaa: evaṃ ṇedaṃ. ṇa hu maa-lañchaṇaṃ antareṇa aṇṇo miaṅka-maṇi-puttaliaṃ pajjharāvedi sehāliā-kusuma-ukkaraṃ vā karedi.
  1901 translation by Charles Rockwell Lanman
  King: Man, I have a notion that this is all a blooming job Bhāiravānanda.
  Jester: That’s a fact. Nobody but the moon—you’d better believe—can make the moonstone statue to ooze or the [night blooming] sewali to blossom profusely.
- c. 1492 – c. 1512, Hemavimala, Kummā-Putta-Caria 26:
  𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀬-𑀔𑀁𑀪-𑀅𑀳𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀅-𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆-𑀓𑁂𑀮𑀺-𑀔𑁄𑀪𑀺𑀅-𑀚𑀡𑁄𑀳𑀁𑁇
  𑀩𑀳𑀼-𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺-𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢-𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅-𑀕𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀔-𑀲𑀁𑀤𑁄𑀳-𑀓𑀬-𑀲𑁄𑀳𑀁 𑁈𑁨𑁬𑁈
  maṇimaya-khaṃbha-ahiṭṭhia-puttaliā-keli-khobhia-jaṇohaṃ.
  bahu-bhatti-citta-cittia-gavakkha-saṃdoha-kaya-sohaṃ .26.
  1933 translation by K[ashinath] V[asudev] Abhyankar
  26. [The celestial palace] disturbed [the mental peace of] a number of people by the sportive appearance of female statues placed on the jewelled pillars,
  and it had its beauty enhanced by a number of windows decorated with paintings of various types.

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆 (puttaliā)	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀑 (puttaliāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀉 (puttaliāu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆 (puttaliā)
Accusative	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀅𑀁 (puttaliaṃ)	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀑 (puttaliāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀉 (puttaliāu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆 (puttaliā)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀏 (puttaliāe) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀇 (puttaliāi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀅 (puttaliāa)	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺 (puttaliāhi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁 (puttaliāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀑 (puttaliāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀉 (puttaliāu)	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (puttaliāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀏 (puttaliāe) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀇 (puttaliāi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀅 (puttaliāa)	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀡 (puttaliāṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀡𑀁 (puttaliāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀏 (puttaliāe) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀇 (puttaliāi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀅 (puttaliāa)	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀲𑀼 (puttaliāsu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀲𑀼𑀁 (puttaliāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀏 (puttalie) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆 (puttaliā)	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀑 (puttaliāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀉 (puttaliāu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆 (puttaliā)

Sauraseni declension of 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆 (puttaliā)	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀑 (puttaliāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆 (puttaliā)
Accusative	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀅𑀁 (puttaliaṃ)	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀑 (puttaliāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆 (puttaliā)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀏 (puttaliāe)	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁 (puttaliāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀤𑁄 (puttaliādo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀏 (puttaliāe)	—
Genitive	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀏 (puttaliāe)	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀡𑀁 (puttaliāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀏 (puttaliāe)	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀲𑀼 (puttaliāsu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀲𑀼𑀁 (puttaliāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀏 (puttalie)	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆𑀑 (puttaliāo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀺𑀆 (puttaliā)

Descendants

Apabhramsa: पुत्तलिय (puttaliya)

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Eastern Hindi:
  - Old Awadhi: putarī
    Devanagari script: पुतरी
    
    Kaithi script: 𑂣𑂳𑂞𑂩𑂲
    - Awadhi: putrī
      Devanagari script: पुतरी
      
      Kaithi script: 𑂣𑂳𑂞𑂩𑂲
    - Bagheli: पुतरी (putrī)
    - Chhattisgarhi: पुतरी (putrī)
- Western Hindi:
  - Old Braj: पुतरी (putrī)
    - Braj: पुतरी (putrī), पुतारी (putārī), पूतरी (pūtrī)
  - Old Hindi: पुतरी (putarī)
    - Kannauji: पुतरी
    - Middle Hindi: پتلی (ptly /⁠putlī⁠/)
      - Hindustani: putlī
        Hindi: पुतली
        
        Urdu: پُتْلِی
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali-Assamese:
  - Assamese: পুতলি (putoli)
  - Middle Bengali: পুতলী (putoli), পুত্থলী (puttholi), পুথলী (putholi)
    - Bengali: পুতলি (putoli)
- Bihari:
  - Angika: putlī
    Devanagari script: पुतली
    
    Kaithi script: 𑂣𑂳𑂞𑂪𑂲
  - Bhojpuri: putᵊrī
    Devanagari script: पुतरी
    
    Kaithi script: 𑂣𑂳𑂞𑂩𑂲
  - Maithili: putᵊrī
    Devanagari script: पुतरी
    
    Tirhuta script: 𑒣𑒳𑒞𑒩𑒲
  - Sadri: putrī
    Devanagari script: पुतरी
    
    Kaithi script: 𑂣𑂳𑂞𑂩𑂲
- Halbi:
  Devanagari script: पूतरी
  
  Odia script: ପୂତରି
- Odia: ପୁତଳି (putaḷi)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Dogri:
  Devanagari script: पुतली
  
  Dogra script: 𑠞𑠯𑠙𑠥𑠮
- Nepali: पुतली (putlī)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabic:
  - Old Punjabi: ਪੁਤਰੀ (putarī)
    - Punjabi: putlī
      Gurmukhi script: ਪੁਤਲੀ
      
      Shahmukhi script: پُتلِی
    - Saraiki:
      Devanagari script: पुतली (putlī)
      
      Multani script: 𑊛𑊖𑊣 (ptl /⁠putlī⁠/)
- Sindhi: putilī
  Arabic script: پُتِلِي
  
  Devanagari script: पुतिली
  
  Khudabadi script: 𑋒𑋣𑋍𑋡𑋚𑋢
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Konkani: putḷī
  Devanagari script: पुतळी
  
  Kannada script: ಪುತ್ಳೀ
  
  Latin script: putlli
- Old Marathi: putaḷī
  Devanagari script: पुतळी
  
  Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘝𑘯𑘲
  - Marathi: putḷī
    Devanagari script: पुतळी
    
    Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘝𑘯𑘲
  - Varhadi: putyī
    Devanagari script: पुतयी
    
    Modi script: 𑘢𑘳𑘝𑘧𑘲
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Old Gujarati: पुत्तलिअ (puttalia)
  - Gujaratic:
    - Middle Gujarati: पुतलिका, पूतली, पूतळी
      - Gujarati: પૂતળી (pūtaḷī)
    - Vaghri: પુતરી (putrī)
  - Rajasthani:
    - Ahirani: पुतयी (putyī)
    - Malvi: पुतली (putlī)
    - Marwari: pūtaḷī
      Devanagari script: पूतळी (pūtaḷī)
      
      Mahajani script: 𑅨𑅒𑅣𑅮𑅳𑅑 (putli /⁠pūtaḷī⁠/)

References

More information

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “putrala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 468: “Pk. puttalī-, °liyā- f., °laya- m. 'doll'”
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पुत्तलिया”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 605.
^ Maharaj, Ratnachandraji (1923-1938) “पुत्तलिया”, in An Illustrated Ardha-Magadhi Dictionary, volume 3, Kesarichand Bhandari, page 605, column 2; republished Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi 110007: Motilal Banarsidass, 1988
^ Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, pages 94, 207.

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “putrala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 468: “Pk. puttalī-, °liyā- f., °laya- m. 'doll'”

[2] Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पुत्तलिया”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 605.

[3] Maharaj, Ratnachandraji (1923-1938) “पुत्तलिया”, in An Illustrated Ardha-Magadhi Dictionary, volume 3, Kesarichand Bhandari, page 605, column 2; republished Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi 110007: Motilal Banarsidass, 1988

[4] Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, pages 94, 207.

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