𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸

𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit अधुना (adhunā́).

Adverb

𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā)

1. now

Alternative forms

Attested at Girnar and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (“now”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨀𐨢𐨂𐨣 (adhuna)
	Mansehra	𐨀𐨢𐨂𐨣 (adhuna)
West	Girnar	𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (“now”)
𐨀𐨢𐨂𐨣‎ (adhuna) (2) 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā) (2)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸 (ahuṇā)
  • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: ઓણ (oṇa)
  • Konkani: onu

    Devanagari: ओनु

    Kannada: ಒನು

    Latin: onu

  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Old Punjabi: ਹੁਣਿ (huṇi)
      • Punjabi: huṇ

        Gurmukhi: ਹੁਣ

        Shahmukhi: ہُݨ‎‎

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic: هاڻي‎

      Devanagari: हाणे

Further reading

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