𑀧𑀳𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀧𑀳𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀇 (pahuccaï)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit *प्रभुत्वति (prabhutvati), an unattested verb from the root प्रभू (prabhū, “to surpass; to control”).[1]
Verb
𑀧𑀳𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇 (pahuppaï) (Devanagari पहुप्पइ, Kannada ಪಹುಪ್ಪಇ) (intransitive) (Maharastri)[2]
- to be powerful
- to reach
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pahuppaï”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 207.