𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, “candied sugar”).[1] Cognate with Pali sakkharā.

Noun

𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭𑀸 (sakkarā) f (Devanagari सक्करा) [2]

  1. sugar
Descendants
  • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: सकर (sakar)
      Urdu: سَکَر (sakar)
  • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Odia: ସାକର (sākara)
  • Insular Indo-Aryan:
  • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Nepali: सक्खर (sakkhar)
  • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਸੱਕਰਾ (sakkarā)
      Shahmukhi script: سَکَّرا (sakkarā)
  • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Konkani:
      Devanagari script: साखर (sākhar)
      Latin script: sakhor
      Kannada script: ಸಾಖರ್ (sākhar)
    • Old Marathi:
      Devanagari script: साकर (sākara)
      Modi script: 𑘭𑘰𑘎𑘨 (sākara)
  • Western Indo-Aryan:
    • Gujarati: સાકર (sākar)
    • Marwari: साकर (sākar)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “gravel, grit”).[3] Cognate with Pali sakkharā.

Noun

𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭𑀸 (sakkarā) f (Devanagari सक्करा) [2]

  1. sand
  2. gravel
Descendants
  • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Insular Indo-Aryan:
  • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Marathi: सकिरा (sakirā)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śarkarā2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 715
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “सक्करा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
  3. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śárkarā1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 715
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