𑀯𑀼𑀠

𑀯𑀼𑀠

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás.

Adjective

𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha /vuḍḍha/)[1][2]

1. old, aged

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli and Jaugada.

Dialectal forms of 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (“aged”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀯𑀼𑀥 /vuddha/ (vudha)
East	Dhauli	𑀯𑀼𑀠 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha)
	Jaugada	𑀯𑀼𑀠 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨬𐨂𐨝 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha)
	Mansehra	𐨬𐨢𐨿𐨪 (vadhra)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (“aged”)
𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha) (2) 𑀯𑀼𑀥 (vudha) (1) 𐨬𐨂𐨝‎ (vuḍha) (1) 𐨬𐨢𐨿𐨪‎ (vadhra) (1)

Descendants

• Khasa Prakrit: [Term?]
  • Nepali: बुढो (buḍho)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)
  • • Assamese: বুঢ়া (burha)
    • Bengali: বুড়ো (buṛo)
    • Sylheti: ꠛꠥꠠꠣ (buṛa)
    • Bihari:
      • Bhojpuri: बूढ (būḍh)
      • Maithili: बूढ (būṛh)
    • Oriya: ବୁଢା (buḍha)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)
• Paisaci Prakrit: [Term?]
  • Punjabi: ਬੁੱਢਾ (buḍḍhā)
  • Sindhi: बुढो (buḍho)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)
  • Garhwali: बुड्ड्या (buḍḍyā)
  • Gujarati: વડું (vaḍũ)
  • Hindi: बुड्ढा (buḍḍhā), बूढ़ा (būṛhā)
  • Kumaoni: बुड्ढो (buḍḍho), बुढो (buṛho)
  • Romani: phuro

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “vr̥ddhá2 (12073)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
2. Bryan Levman (2010) , “Aśokan Phonology and the Language of the Earliest Buddhist Tradition”, in Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies‎, pages 57-86