𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀯𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (vuddha)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás
    Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha)
    Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha)
    Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)

    Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha), from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ- + *-tós.

    Adjective

    𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha) (Devanagari वुड्ढ) [1][2]

    1. old, aged
    2. great, mighty

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Assamese: বুঢ়া (burha)
      • Middle Bengali: বুঢ়া (buṛha)
        • Bengali: বুড়ো (buṛō)
      • Sylheti: ꠛꠥꠠꠣ (buṛa)
      • Bihari:
        • Bhojpuri: बूढ (būḍh)
        • Maithili: बूढ (būṛh)
      • Odia: ବୁଢା (buḍhā)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Garhwali: बुड्ड्या (buḍḍyā)
      • Kumaoni: बुड्ढो (buḍḍho), बुढो (buṛho)
      • Nepali: बुढो (buḍho)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        • Gurmukhi script: ਬੁੱਢਾ (buḍḍhā)
        • Shahmukhi script: بُڈّھا (buḍḍhā)
      • Sindhi: बुढो (buḍho)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: વડું (vaḍũ)

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “वुड्ढ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vr̥ddhá²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 699
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