මරණ
Pali
Alternative forms
Sinhalese
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀡 (maraṇa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨨𐨪𐨞 (maraṇa, Mansehra, Shahbazgarhi) / 𑀫𑀭𑀡 (maraṇa, Girnar), from Sanskrit मरण (maraṇa). Cognate with Marathi मरण (maraṇ), Gujarati મરણ (maraṇ), Punjabi ਮਰਨ (maran).
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maraṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 567
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