Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀓𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭

This 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.

Prakrit

Etymology

With lexicographic Sanskrit 𑀓𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀓𑀭𑀸𑀮 (kiṅkarāla), 𑀓𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀓𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀮 (kiṅkirāla), of unknown and probably substrate origin.

Noun

*𑀓𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭 (*kikkara) (Devanagari *किक्कर) [1]

  1. babul (Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica)

Alternative reconstructions

  • *𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀓𑀭 (*kiṃkara)

Descendants

  • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Hindustani: kīkar, kīkaṛ, kīkrī
  • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Lahnda: ککر (kikkar), ککری f (kikkarī)
    • Punjabi: kikkar, kikkarī, kiṅgrī
      Gurmukhi script: ਕਿੱਕਰ, ਕਿੱਕਰੀ, ਕਿੰਗਰੀ
      Shahmukhi script: ککر, ککری, کنگری
  • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Marathi: किंकर (kiṅkar)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kikkara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 160
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