𑀬𑁄𑀦
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (y-u-n /yauna/), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn, “an Ionian”).
Noun
𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona) (Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada, Kalsi)
- a Greek
Alternative forms
Attested at Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada and Kalsi.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (“a Greek”) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona) | |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona) | |
| Jaugada | 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona) | ||
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨩𐨆𐨣 (yona) | |
| Mansehra | 𐨩𐨆𐨣 (yona) | ||
| West | Girnar | 𑀬𑁄𑀡 (yoṇa), 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (“a Greek”) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona) (4) 𐨩𐨆𐨣 (yona) (2) 𑀬𑁄𑀡 (yoṇa) (1) | ||
Descendants
- → Pali: yona, yonā
- → Tamil: சோனகர் (cōṉakar), சோனி (cōṉi), சோனத்தி (cōṉatti)
- → Sanskrit: यवन (yavana)
References
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 39.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yavaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press