𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇
Paisaci Prakrit
Alternative forms
- अक्खइ
Etymology
From Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺 (achati /acchati/), from Sanskrit आक्षेति (ā́kṣeti). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (acchaï), Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑀺 (acchadi).
Verb
𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (akkhaï) [1]
- to continue to be
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “āˊkṣēti (1031)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 47