𑀇𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (ukkhu)
Noun
𑀇𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (ikkhu) m (Devanagari इक्खु)
- Sauraseni Prakrit form of 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (ucchu, “sugar cane”)
Descendants
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: ईख (īkh), ऊख (ūkh)
- Urdu: ایکھ (īkh), اوکھ (ūkh)
- Nepali: उखु (ukhu)
References
- Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 99.
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 19.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ikṣú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press