𑀪𑁂𑀮𑁂𑀇
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀪𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (bhĕllaï)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Derived from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆 (*bhiṭ).[1]
Verb
𑀪𑁂𑀮𑁂𑀇 (bhelei) (Devanagari भेलेइ)
- to mix
Descendants
Descendants
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: भेल (bhel, “mixture”)
- Urdu: بھیل (bhel)
- Hindustani:
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali: ভেল (bhel, “deception”)
- Odia: ଭେଲ (bhela, “alloy, deception”)
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: भेला (bhelā, “crowd”)
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: भेळ (bheḷ, “mixture”), भेळणे (bheḷṇe, “to mix”), भेलणे (bhelṇe, “to mix”)
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: ભેળ (bheḷ, “mixture”), ભેળું (bheḷũ, “mixed”), ભેળવવું (bheḷvavũ, “to mix”)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhiṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 541