𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓
Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit धनुः (dhanuḥ) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-).
Noun
𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (dhaṇukka) (Devanagari धणुक्क)
- bow
Descendants
- Central:
- Hindi: धनुक (dhanuk)
- Eastern:
- Bengali: ধনুক (dhônuk)
- Northwestern:
- Punjabi: ਧਣੁਕ (dhaṇuk), ਧਣੁਖ (dhaṇukh)
References
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928), “धणुक्क”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 484.