𑀪𑀭𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit भर॑ति (bhárati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰárati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti, from *bʰer-.

    Verb

    𑀪𑀭𑀇 (bharaï) (Devanagari भरइ, Kannada ಭರಇ) (transitive) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) [1][2]

    1. to fill
    2. to support

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
        • Assamese: ভৰ (bhor)
        • Bengali: ভরা (bhora)
        • Sylheti: ꠜꠞꠣ (bóra)
      • Bihari:
        • Bhojpuri: भरल (bharal)
        • Maithili: भरब (bharab)
      • Odia: ଭରିବା (bharibā)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Nepali: भर्नु (bharnu)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Sindhi:
        Devanagari script: भरणु (bharaṇu)
        Arabic script: ڀرڻُ (bharaṇu)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhárati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 535