𐨀𐨂𐨠𐨣

𐨀𐨂𐨠𐨣

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit उत्थान (utthā́na).

Noun

𐨀𐨂𐨠𐨣 (uthana /utthana/)[1][2]

1. exertion

Alternative forms

Attested at Shahbazgarhi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀉𑀞𑀸𑀦 (“exertion”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀉𑀞𑀸𑀦 /uṭṭhāna/ (uṭhāna)
East	Dhauli	𑀉𑀞𑀸𑀦 /uṭṭhāna/ (uṭhāna)
	Jaugada	𑀉𑀞𑀸𑀦 /uṭṭhana/ (uṭhāna)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨀𐨂𐨠𐨣 /utthana/ (uthana)
	Mansehra	𐨀𐨂𐨛𐨣‎ /uṭṭhana/ (uṭhana‎)
West	Girnar	𑀉𑀲𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (usṭāna)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀉𑀞𑀸𑀦 (“exertion”)
𑀉𑀞𑀸𑀦 (uṭhāna) (3) 𑀉𑀲𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (usṭāna) (1) 𐨀𐨂𐨠𐨣 (uthana) (1) 𐨀𐨂𐨛𐨣‎‎ (uṭhana‎) (1)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀡 (utthāṇa)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Assamese: উথাম (utham)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Vracada Apabhramsa:
      • Sindhi:

        Arabic: اُٿاڻِي‎

        Devanagari: उथाणी

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley, “utthāˊna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, 1969–1985.
2. Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 50.