𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀤𑀺 (bŏlladi) — Śaurasenī
𑀩𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (bullaï)

Etymology

Uncertain. A connection to 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀼𑀬𑀢𑁂 (bruyate, “speaks”) via metathesis (brūyate > *bū̆ryate/*bū̆lyate > bullaï) is semantically appealing. Late Sanskrit 𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀓 (bollaka, “speaker”) is likely a borrowing from Prakrit.

Verb

𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (bŏllaï) (Devanagari बोल्लइ, Kannada ಬೊಲ್ಲಇ) (intransitive) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) ^[1]^[2]^[3]

to speak, say

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Awadhi: बोलब (bolab)
- Hindustani: bolnā
  Hindi: बोलना
  
  Urdu: بولْنَا
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali-Assamese:
  - Assamese: বোল (bül)
  - Bengali: বলা (bola)
- Bihari:
  - Bhojpuri: बोलल (bōlal)
  - Magahi: बोलल (bōlal)
- Odia: ବୋଲିବା (bolibā)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: बोल्नु (bolnu)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi: bolṇā
  Gurmukhi script: ਬੋਲਣਾ
  
  Shahmukhi script: بولݨا
- Sindhi: ḇolaṇu
  Arabic script: ٻولَڻُ
  
  Devanagari script: ॿोलणु
  
  Khudabadi script: 𑋕𑋧𑋚𑋌𑋣
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Old Marathi: bolaṇe
  Devanagari script: बोलणे
  
  Modi script: 𑘤𑘻𑘩𑘜𑘹
  - Marathi: bolṇe
    Devanagari script: बोलणे
    
    Modi script: 𑘤𑘻𑘩𑘜𑘹
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Old Gujarati: बोलिवउं (bolivaüṃ)
  - Middle Gujarati: बोलिवुं
    - Gujarati: બોલવું (bolvũ)
  - Rajasthani:
    - Dhundhari: बोलबो (bolbo)
    - Gojri: بولْنو (bolno)
    - Malvi: बोलणो (bolṇo)
    - Marwari:
      Devanagari script: बोलणौ (bolṇau)
      Mahajani script: 𑅪𑅔𑅮𑅢𑅒 (bolṇu /⁠bolṇau⁠/)
    - Mewari: बोलणो (bolṇo)
    - Mewati: ब्योलणो (byolṇo)
    - Wagdi: बोलवु

⇒ Sanskrit: बोल्लक (bollaka)

References

More information

^ Sir George Abraham Grierson (1924) “The Prakrit Dhātv-ādēśas: According to the Western and the Eastern Schools of Prakrit Grammarians.”, in Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal‎^[1], volume VIII, number 2, Calcutta, page 146.
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “बोल्ल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 639.
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bōll”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press: “Pk. bollaï, bullaï 'speaks'”

[1] Sir George Abraham Grierson (1924) “The Prakrit Dhātv-ādēśas: According to the Western and the Eastern Schools of Prakrit Grammarians.”, in Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal‎^[1], volume VIII, number 2, Calcutta, page 146.

[2] Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “बोल्ल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 639.

[3] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bōll”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press: “Pk. bollaï, bullaï 'speaks'”

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