𑂧𑂲𑂒𑂳

Old Awadhi

Alternative forms

  • 𑂧𑂲𑂁𑂒𑂳 (mīṃcu)

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa मिच्चु (miccu), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼 (miccu), from Sanskrit मृ॒त्यु (mṛtyú).[1]

Noun

𑂧𑂲𑂒𑂳 (mīcu) m (Devanagari मीचु, Perso-Arabic مِیچ) [2]

  1. death
    • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa 2.40.1:
      𑂮𑂴𑂎𑂯𑂱𑂁 𑂃𑂡𑂩 𑂔𑂩𑂅 𑂮𑂥𑂳 𑂃𑂁𑂏𑂴𑃀 𑂧𑂢𑂯𑂳𑂀 𑂠𑂲𑂢 𑂧𑂢𑂱𑂯𑂲𑂢 𑂦𑂴𑂃𑂁𑂏𑂴𑃁
      𑂮𑂩𑂳𑂭 𑂮𑂧𑂲𑂣 𑂠𑂲𑂎𑂱 𑂍𑂶𑂍𑂵𑂆𑃀 𑂧𑂰𑂢𑂯𑂳𑂀 𑂧𑂲𑂒𑂳 𑂐𑂩𑂲𑂁 𑂏𑂢𑂱 𑂪𑂵𑂆𑃁
      sūkhahiṃ adhara jaraï sabu aṃgū. manahum̐ dīna manihīna bhūaṃgū.
      saruṣa samīpa dīkhi kaikeī. mānahum̐ mīcu gharīṃ gani leī.
      /sūkhhĩ adhar jaraï sabu aṅgū. manhũ dīn manihīn bhūaṅgū.
      sarukh samīp dīkhi kaikeī. mānhũ mīcu gharī̃ gani leī.      /
      • 2006 translation by Gita Press
        His lips got parched and his whole frame burned.
        He looked like a helpless snake bereft of the gem on its hood.
        The Lord beheld by the side of His father angry Kaikeyi,
        who stood there like Death personified counting the last minutes of his life.

References

More information
  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mr̥tyú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 594: “OAw. mīcu m.”
  2. ^ Winand M. Callewaert, Swapna Sharma (2009) Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 1702, column 2.
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