𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸

𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀥𑀼𑀦𑀸 (adhunā).

Adverb

𑀅𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀸 (ahuṇā) (Devanagari अहुणा, Kannada ಅಹುಣಾ) (Maharastri, Paisaci, Sauraseni)

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Descendants

• 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

• Sheth, Haragovindadasa T., “अधुना”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; A Comprehensive Prakrit-Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], 1923-1928, page 99.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “ahuṇā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 13.