Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀥𑀼𑀁𑀠𑀇

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

Uncertain. CDIAL reconstructs an older form with an original long -ū-. Descendants with and without the initial retroflex suggest substrate origin. Attested only with suffixes, e.g. 𑀠𑀼𑀁𑀠𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (ḍhuṃḍhullaï, “wanders, seeks”). From the same source as Late Sanskrit ढुण्ढ् (ḍhuṇḍh) and ढुण्ढन (ḍhuṇḍhana).

Alternative reconstructions

𑀠𑀼𑀁𑀠𑀇 (ḍhuṃḍhaï)

Verb

*𑀥𑀼𑀁𑀠𑀇 (*dhuṃḍhaï) (Devanagari *धुंढइ)

to seek

Related terms

𑀠𑀁𑀠𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (ḍhaṃḍhullaï)
𑀠𑀁𑀠𑁄𑀮𑀇 (ḍhaṃḍholaï)
𑀠𑀼𑀁𑀠𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (ḍhuṃḍhullaï)

Descendants

Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Odia: ଧୁଂଢିବା (dhuṇḍhibā, “to search”)
Central Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: ઢૂંઢવું (ḍhū̃ḍhvũ)
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: ढूँढना (ḍhūṇḍhnā), ढूँढ़ना (ḍhū̃ṛhnā)
  - Urdu: ڈھونڈنا (ḍhūnḍnā)
Paisaci Prakrit:
- Punjabi: ਢੁੰਡਣਾ (ḍhuṇḍṇā)
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: धुंडणे (dhuṇḍṇe), धुंडाळणे (dhuṇḍāḷṇe)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: ધુંઢવું (dhuṇḍhvũ), ઢૂંઢવું (ḍhū̃ḍhvũ)
- >? Romani: rodel

References

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