𑀫𑀼𑀳
Prakrit
Etymology
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Inherited from Sanskrit मुख॑ (múkha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *múkʰam. Cognate with Pali mukha.
Noun
𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha) n (Devanagari मुह, Kannada ಮುಹ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (neuter) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀁 (muhaṃ) | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇 (muhāi) |
| Accusative | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀁 (muhaṃ) | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇 (muhāi) |
| Instrumental | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀡 (muheṇa) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀡𑀁 (muheṇaṃ) | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀳𑀺 (muhehi) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (muhehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀅 (muhāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀑 (muhāo) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀉 (muhāu) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸 (muhā) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀳𑀺 (muhāhi) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (muhāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (muhassa) | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀡 (muhāṇa) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀁 (muhāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (muhammi) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂 (muhe) | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀲𑀼 (muhesu) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (muhesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸 (muhā) | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇 (muhāi) |
| Sauraseni declension of 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (neuter) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀁 (muhaṃ) | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ) |
| Accusative | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀁 (muhaṃ) | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ) |
| Instrumental | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀡 (muheṇa) | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (muhehiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀤𑁄 (muhādo) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (muhassa) | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀁 (muhāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂 (muhe) | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀲𑀼 (muhesu) or 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (muhesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀫𑀼𑀳 (muha) | 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁 (muhāiṃ) |
Derived terms
- 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀮 (muhala)
- 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (muhulla)
Descendants
References
- Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 141
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 13.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “múkha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मुह”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 695.