𑀮𑀳𑀼

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀮𑀳𑀼𑀅 (lahua)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-us
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš
    Sanskrit लघु (laghu)
    Prakrit 𑀮𑀳𑀼 (lahu)

    Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀮𑀖𑀼 (laghú) / Vedic 𑀭𑀖𑀼 (raghú), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hlagʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš. The debuccalization of -𑀖𑀼- (-ghu-) > -𑀳𑀼- (-hu-) occurred early, seen in Pali 𑀮𑀳𑀼 (lahu) and Ashokan Prakrit 𑀮𑀳𑀼 (lahu).

    Adjective

    𑀮𑀳𑀼 (lahu) (Devanagari लहु)

    1. light, small

    Derived terms

    • *𑀮𑀳𑀼-𑀟- (*lahu-ḍa-), *𑀮𑀳𑀼-𑀟𑁆𑀟- (*lahu-ḍḍa-)
      • Awadhi: लहुरा (lahurā, “younger”)
      • Bihari: लहूरी (lahūrī, “younger wife”)
      • Hindi: लौहड़ा (lauhṛā), लौहरा (lauhrā)
      • Old Gujarati: लहुडउ (lahuḍaü, “small, young”)
      • Punjabi: ਲੌਹੜਾ (lauhṛā), ਲੌਹਡਾ (lauhḍā, “small, young”)
    • *𑀮𑀳𑀼-𑀓𑁆𑀓- (*lahu-kka-)
      • Odia: ଲହକା (lahakā), ନହକା (nahakā)
      • Punjabi: ਲੌਹਕਾ (lauhkā)
      • Romani: loko (“light”)
    • *𑀳𑀮𑀼- (*halu-) (with metathesis), 𑀳𑀮𑀼𑀅 (halua)
      • Hindi: हरू (harū), हरुआ (haruā)
      • Konkani: हळु (haḷu)
      • Nepali: हलौँ (hala͠u), हलुँ (halũ), हलुँगो (halũgo)
      • Old Awadhi: हरुआ (haruā)
      • Old Gujarati: हलूउ (halūu)
        • Gujarati: હળુ (haḷu, “softly”), હળવું (haḷvũ, “light, cushy”)
      • Old Marathi: 𑘮𑘯𑘳 (haḷu)
      • Punjabi: ਹੌਲਾ (haulā)
      • Sindhi: [script needed] (hariṛo)
    • *𑀳𑀮𑀼-𑀓𑁆𑀓- (*halu-kka-) (with metathesis and -kk- extension)

    Descendants

    • Old Gujarati: लहु (lahu)
    • ⇒ Marathi: लहु-लहान (lahu-lahān, “small and gentle”)
    • Sinhalese: ලුහු (luhu)
    • Dhivehi: ލުއި (lui), ލޫ (lū)
    • Old Hindi: लहु (lahu)

    References

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