𐨗𐨅𐨛
Niya Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyéṣṭha). Cognate with Pali jeṭṭha, Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jeṭṭha).
Noun
𐨗𐨅𐨛 (jeṭha)
- the eldest brother
References
- Thomas Burrow (1937) The Language of the Kharosthi Documents from Chinese Turkestan, London: Cambridge University Press, page 93
- Stefan Baums; Andrew Glass (2016), “jeṭha”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jyḗṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291