𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼

See also: 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼

Prakrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मृ॒त्यु (mṛtyú).[1]

Noun

𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼 (miccu) m (Devanagari मिच्चु) (attested in Śaurasenī) [2][3]

  1. death

Descendants

  • Apabhramsa: मिच्चु (miccu)
Descendants
  • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Hindi:
      • Old Awadhi:
        Arabic script: مِیچ (myc /⁠mīc⁠/), مِینچ (mync /⁠mī̃c⁠/)
        Devanagari script: मीचु (mīcu), मींचु (mīṃcu)
        Kaithi script: 𑂧𑂲𑂒𑂳 (mīcu), 𑂧𑂲𑂁𑂒𑂳 (mīṃcu)
    • Western Hindi:
  • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Old Punjabi: ਮੀਚੁ (mīcu)

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. micca[sic]- m.”
  2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मिच्चु”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 689.
  3. ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 54: “Ś. miccu”
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