𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟

Prakrit

Etymology 1

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit मर्क (marka)?
    Sanskrit -ट (-ṭa)?
    Sanskrit म॒र्कट॑ (markáṭa)
    Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (makkaḍa)

    Inherited from Sanskrit म॒र्कट॑ (markáṭa), possibly from मर्क (marka) + -ट (-ṭa).

    Noun

    𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (makkaḍa) m (Devanagari मक्कड) [1]

    2. monkey
      Synonym: 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀭 (vāṇara)
    Alternative forms
    • 𑀫𑀁𑀓𑀟 (maṃkaḍa), 𑀫𑀁𑀓𑀡 (maṃkaṇa)
    • 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟𑀻 f (makkaḍī)
    Descendants
    • Apabhramsa: मक्कल (makkala)
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
      • Sinhalese: මකුළුවා (makuḷuwā)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Nepali: माकल (mākal)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Konkani: मांकड (māṅkaḍ), मांकोड (māṅkoḍ)
      • Old Marathi: माकोडा (mākoḍā)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: માકડું (mākḍũ, “red-faced monkey”)

    Etymology 2

      Etymology tree
      Sanskrit मर्कट (markaṭa)
      Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (makkaḍa)

      Inherited from Sanskrit मर्कट (markaṭa).

      The relationship with Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁄𑀟 (makkoḍa, “kind of insect”), 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀼𑀡 (makkuṇa, “bug”) is unclear; these may be variants of the same term, ultimately loaned from a substrate and Sanskritised.

      Noun

      𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (makkaḍa) m (Devanagari मक्कड) [2]

      2. spider
        Synonym: 𑀓𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀅 (kolia)
      Alternative forms
      • 𑀫𑀁𑀓𑀟 (maṃkaḍa)
      Descendants
      • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Insular Indo-Aryan:
        • Sinhalese: මකුළුවා (makuḷuwā)
      • Northern Indo-Aryan:
        • Nepali: माकुरो (mākuro)
      • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
        • Punjabi:
          Punjabi: ਮੱਕਡ਼ (makkaṛ, “grasshopper; spider”), ਮੱਕਡ਼ੀ (makkaṛī, “spider”)
          Western Panjabi: مَکَّڑ (makkaṛ, “grasshopper; spider”), مَکَّڑِی (makkaṛī, “spider”)
        • Sindhi:
          Arabic script: مَڪَڙُ (“locust”), مَڪِڙيِ
          Devanagari script: मकड़ु (“locust”), मकिड़ी
      • Western Indo-Aryan:
        • Gujarati: માકડ (mākaḍ, “bedbug”), માકડી (mākḍī)

      References

      1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “markáṭa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 568
      2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “markaṭa²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 568

      Further reading

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