Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

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Noun

*𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*triḍḍa) m or n

locust

Descendants

Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
- Bihari: टीड़ी, टिर्री
Paisaci Prakrit:
- Takka Apabhramsa:
  - Punjabi: (ṭiḍḍā, ṭiḍḍī)
    Gurmukhi script: ਟਿੱਡਾ, ਟਿੱਡੀ
    
    Shahmukhi script: ٹِڈّا, ٹِڈّی
- Lahnda:
  - Pahari-Potwari: تْرِڈّا (triḍḍā), تْرِڈّی (triḍḍī)
  - Punjabi: (triḍḍā, triḍḍī)
    Gurmukhi script: ਤ੍ਰਿੱਡਾ, ਤ੍ਰਿੱਡੀ
    
    Shahmukhi script: تْرِڈّا, تْرِڈّی
  - Saraiki: تْرِڈّا (triḍḍā), تْرِڈّی (triḍḍī)
- Vracada Apabhramsa:
  - Sindhi:
    Arabic script: تِڏُ (tiḍ̤u, “cricket”)
    
    Devanagari script: तिॾु (tiḍ̤u, “cricket”)
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀢𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟 (tiḍḍa)
- Gurjara Apabhramsa:
  - Gujarati: તીડ (tīḍ)
- Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
  - Hindustani:
    Hindi: टिड्डा (ṭiḍḍā), टिड्डी (ṭiḍḍī), टीड़ी (ṭīṛī)
    
    Urdu: ٹِڈّا (ṭiḍḍā)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “triḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press