𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻
Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit पृथिवी (pṛthivī́). Cognate with Pali paṭhavī, Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀠𑀯𑀻 (puḍhavī).
Noun
𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻 (puhavī) f (Devanagari पुहवी, Kannada ಪುಹವೀ) (Maharastri)
- earth
- Synonyms: 𑀫𑀳𑀻 (mahī), 𑀪𑀽𑀫𑀺 (bhūmi)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻 (feminine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻 (puhavī) | 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀑 (puhavīo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻 (puhavī) |
| Accusative | 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀺𑀁 (puhaviṃ) | 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀑 (puhavīo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻 (puhavī) |
| Instrumental | 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀏 (puhavīe) | 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺 (puhavīhi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (puhavīhiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀑 (puhavīo) | 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (puhavīhiṃto) |
| Genitive | 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀏 (puhavīe) | 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀡 (puhavīṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀡𑀁 (puhavīṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀏 (puhavīe) | 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀼 (puhavīsu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (puhavīsuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀺 (puhavi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻 (puhavī) | 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀑 (puhavīo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻 (puhavī) |
References
- Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 54.
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 118.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pr̥thivīˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press