𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀅
Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मरकत (marakata). Cognate with Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀤 (maragada), Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀬 (maragaya).
Noun
𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀅 (maragaa) m or n (Devanagari मरगअ, Kannada ಮರಗಅ) (Maharastri)
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References
- Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 149.
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 209.