𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀇

𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀤𑀺 (dukkhedi) – Sauraseni

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀔𑀻𑀬𑀢𑀺 (dukhīyati, Dhauli) from Sanskrit 𑀤𑀼𑀂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (duḥkhati), 𑀤𑀼𑀂𑀔𑀬𑀢𑀺 (duḥkhayati), 𑀤𑀼𑀂𑀔𑀻𑀬𑀢𑀺 (duḥkhīyati).[1]

Verb

𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁂𑀇 (dukkhei) (Devanagari दुक्खेइ, Kannada ದುಕ್ಖೇಇ) (transitive, intransitive) (Maharastri)[2]

1. to ache, hurt, pain

Descendants

• Old Marathi:

  Modi: 𑘟𑘳𑘏𑘜𑘹 (dukhaṇe)

  Devanagari: दुखणे (dukhaṇe)

  • Marathi: दुखणे (dukhṇe)
• Nepali: दुख्नु (dukhnu)
• Takka Apabhramsa:
  • Old Punjabi: ਦੁਖਿ (dukhi)
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi: ਦੁਖਣਾ (dukhṇā)

      Shahmukhi: دُکھݨا‎ (dukhṇā)

• Vracada Apabhramsa:
  • Sindhi:

    Arabic: ڏُکَڻُ‎

    Devanagari: ॾुखणु

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “duḥkhati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 365
2. Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928), “दुक्खेइ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].

Further reading

• Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 384.