𑀲𑁂𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀲𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (sijjā)

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit शय्या (śayyā), from शी (śī) + -या (-yā).

    Noun

    𑀲𑁂𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (sĕjjāf (Devanagari सेज्जा) [1][2]

    1. bed

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bengali-Assamese:
        • Assamese: সেজা (xeza)
        • Bengali: সেজ (Sej), সেঁজ (śẽj)
      • Bihari:
        • Bhojpuri: सेज (sēj), सजेआ (sajēā), सजिया (sajiyā)
        • Maithili: सेज (sēj)
      • Odia: ସେଜ (seja), ସେସ (sesa)
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਸੇਜ (sej), ਚੇਜ (cej)
        Shahmukhi script: سیج (sej), چیج (cej)
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: سيجِ (seja)
        Devanagari script: सेज (seja)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “सेज्जा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śēyyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 731