π²π
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
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Sanskrit ΰ€Άΰ€ΰ₯ΰ€―ΰ₯ (ΕΓ‘kya)
Ashokan Prakrit π²π (saka)
Inherited from Sanskrit ΰ€Άΰ€ΰ₯ΰ€―ΰ₯ (ΕΓ‘kya).
Adjective
π²π (saka /sakka/)
Declension
| Declension of π²π (saka) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | π²ππ sake |
β | β | β | β | β |
| accusative | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| instrumental | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| dative | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| ablative | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| genitive | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| locative | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Alternative forms
Attested at Maski, Nittur, Siddapura and Udegolam.
| Dialectal forms of π²π (βableβ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Rupnath | π²ππΊπ¬ (sakiya) | π²ππΊπ¬π m.nom.sg (sakiye) |
| Bairat | πππΊπ¬ (cakiya), ππππ¬ (cakya) | πππΊπ¬π m.nom.sg;partial (cakiye), ππππ¬π m.nom.sg (cakye) | |
| Sahasram | πππΊπ¬ (cakiya) | πππΊπ¬π m.nom.sg (cakiye) | |
| Gujarra | πππΊπ¬ (cakiya) | πππΊπ¬π m.nom.sg (cakiye) | |
| Bahapur | ππ (caka) | πππ m.nom.sg;partial (cake) | |
| Ahraura | ππππ¬ (cakya) | ππππ¬π m.nom.sg;partial (cakye) | |
| South | Yerragudi | π²ππΊπ¬ (sakiya) | π²ππΊπ¬π m.nom.sg (sakiye) |
| Siddapura | π²π (saka) | π²ππ m.nom.sg (sake) | |
| Brahmagiri | π²πππ¬ (sakya) | π²πππ¬π m.nom.sg (sakye) | |
| Maski | π²π (saka) | π²ππ m.nom.sg (sake) | |
| Rajula-Mandagiri | π²ππΊπ¬ (sakiya) | π²ππΊπ¬π m.nom.sg (sakiye) | |
| Udegolam | π²π (saka) | π²ππ m.nom.sg (sake) | |
| Nittur | π²π (saka) | π²ππ m.nom.sg (sake) | |
| Gavimath | πππΊπ¬ (cakiya) | πππΊπ¬π m.nom.sg (cakiye) | |
| Palkigundu | πππΊπ¬ (cakiya) | πππΊπ¬π m.nom.sg;partial (cakiye) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of π²π (βableβ) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
πππΊπ¬ (cakiya) (5) π²π (saka) (4) π²ππΊπ¬ (sakiya) (3) ππππ¬ (cakya) (2) ππ (caka) (1) π²πππ¬ (sakya) (1) | ||
References
- Andersen, Paul Kent (1990) βsaka-β, in Studies in the Minor Rock Edicts of AΕoka, Freiburg: Hedwig Falk, page 172