𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼

See also: 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼

Prakrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मृ॒त्यु (mṛtyú).[1]

Noun

𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼 (maccu) (Devanagari मच्चु, Gujarati મચ્ચુ, Kannada ಮಚ್ಚು) (attested in Ardhamāgadhī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī) [2] [3][4]

  1. death

Descendants

  • Apabhramsa: मच्चु (maccu)

References

More information
  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mr̥tyú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 594: “Pk. maccu- m.”
  2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मच्चु”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 667.
  3. ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 54: “AMg. JM. maccu = mṛtyu”
  4. ^ Maharaj, Ratnachandraji (1923-1938) “मच्चु”, in An Illustrated Ardha-Magadhi Dictionary, volume 4, Kesarichand Bhandari, page 81, column 1; republished Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi 110007: Motilal Banarsidass, 1988
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