𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁄

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀳𑀺𑀑 (hio)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ह्यः (hyáḥ). Cognate with Pali hiyyo.

Adverb

𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁄 (hijjo) (Devanagari हिज्जो)

  1. yesterday

Descendants

  • Helu Prakrit:
  • Khasa Prakrit:
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Romani: idž, ič, iž, jič, jidž

Further reading

  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “हिज्जो”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
  • Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 109
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hijjō”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 815
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