Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀲𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀭

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

Noun

*𑀲𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀭 (*suppāra)[1]

  1. areca nut, betel nut

Derived terms

  • *𑀲𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀭-𑀇𑀓𑀸 (*suppāra-ikā)
    • Prakrit:
      Khasa Prakrit:
      Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: চুপাৰি (supari)
      • Bengali: সুপারি (śupari)
      • Maithili: supārī, sōpārī
        Devanagari script: सुपारी, सोपारी
        Tirhuta script: 𑒮𑒳𑒣𑒰𑒩𑒲, 𑒮𑒼𑒣𑒰𑒩𑒲
      • Odia: ସୁପାରି (supāri)
      Maharastri Prakrit:
      Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Old Punjabi: ਸੁਪਾਰੀ (supārī)
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: سوپاريِ
        Devanagari script: सोपारी
      Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • *𑀲𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀭-𑀓 (*suppāra-ka)
    • Prakrit:
      Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: سوپارو
        Devanagari script: सोपारो
      Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Hindustani: supārā
        Hindi: सुपारा
        Urdu: سُپَارَا (supārā)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*suppāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 778