𑀯𑁂𑀠

Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit वेष्ट (veṣṭa).

    Noun

    𑀯𑁂𑀠 (veḍham (Devanagari वेढ)

    1. special metre
    2. capsule, wrapper

    Descendants

    • Central:
      • Hindustani: beṛh, beṛ, beṛhā, beṛā, beṛī
        • Hindi: बेढ़, बेड़, बेढ़ा, बेड़, बेड़ी
        • Urdu: بیڑھ, بیڑ, بیڑھا, بیڑا, بیڑِی
    • Eastern:
    • Northern:
    • Northwestern:
      • Punjabi: veṛhu
        Shahmukhi script: ويڙهُ
        unspecified script: वेढ़ु
      • Punjabi: veṛhā
        Gurmukhi script: ਵੇੜ੍ਹਾ
        Shahmukhi script: ویڑھا
    • Southern:
      • Marathi: वेढ (veḍh)
      • Sinhalese: වෙළු (weḷu)
    • Western:

    References

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