𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit पुरुष (púruṣa). Cognate with Pali purisa.
Adjective
𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa) (Allahabad, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh, Rampurva)
- man, male
- Synonym: 𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲 (munisa)
- servant, agent
Alternative forms
| Dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (“man, male”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms edit |
| Central | Delhi-Topra | 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa) |
| Rampurva | 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa) | |
| Lauriya-Nandangarh | 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa) | |
| Lauriya-Araraj | 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa) | |
| Kosambi | 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa) | |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa) |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (“man, male”) | ||
|---|---|---|
 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa) (6) | ||
Descendants
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (puliśa)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)
References
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 84
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “púruṣa (8289)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press