𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇

𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Maharastri Prakrit verb set
𑀓𑀻𑀭𑀇 (kīraï)
𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇 (karei)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺 (karoti), from Sanskrit करोति (karóti), a corruption from Vedic Sanskrit कृणोति (kṛṇóti). Cognate with Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀤𑀺 (karedi), Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑁂𑀤𑀺 (kaledi), Pali karoti.

Verb

𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇 (karei) (Devanagari करेइ, Kannada ಕರೇಇ) (transitive) (Maharastri)

1. to do

Descendants

• Konkani:

  Devanagari: कर्चे (karce)

  Kannada: ಕರ್ಚೆ

  Latin: karche

• Old Marathi:

  Modi: 𑘎𑘨𑘜𑘹 (karaṇe)

  Devanagari: करणे (karaṇe)

  • Marathi: करणे (karṇe)

References

• Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 360.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “karṓti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press