𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕

Prakrit

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit मु॒द्ग (mudgá)
    Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕 (mugga)

    Inherited from Sanskrit मु॒द्ग (mudgá). Cognate with Pali mugga.

    Also compare Prakrit *𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀭 (*maṭṭara, “Pisum sativum”), *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*mŏṭṭha, “Vigna aconitifolia”).

    Noun

    𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕 (mugga) m (Devanagari मुग्ग) [1][2]

    1. mung bean (Vigna radiata)

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
        Hindi: मूँग (mūṅg)
        Urdu: مُونگ (mūng)
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਮੁੰਗ (muṅg), ਮੂੰਗ (mūṅg)
        Shahmukhi script: مُنگ (mung), مُونگ (mūng)
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: مُڱُ (muṅu)
        Devanagari script: मुङु (muṅu)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मुग्ग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mudgá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 588
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