𑀔𑀡𑀇
Maharastri Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit खनति (khanati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kánati (“to dig”). Cognate with Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀡𑀤𑀺 (khaṇadi).
Verb
𑀔𑀡𑀇 (khaṇaï) (transitive)
- to dig
Descendants
- Konkani: खण्चे (khaṇce)
- Old Marathi: 𑘏𑘜𑘜𑘹 (khaṇaṇe)
- Marathi: खणणे (khaṇṇe)
References
- Sir George Abraham Grierson (1924), “The Prakrit Dhātv-ādēśas: According to the Western and the Eastern Schools of Prakrit Grammarians.”, in Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, volume VIII, issue 2, Calcutta, page 130
- Alfred C. Woolner (1917) An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, page 48
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khánati (3811)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press