𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit *देक्षति (dekṣati), somehow related to the root दृश् (dṛś).[1]

Verb

𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati)

  1. Synonym of 𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 (pasati, “to see”)

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli and Jaugada.

Dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 (“to see”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀤𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dakhati)
East Dhauli 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati)
Jaugada 𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀔𑀢𑀺 (drakhati), 𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨡𐨑𐨟𐨁 (dakhati)
Mansehra 𐨡𐨑𐨟𐨁 (dakhati)
West Girnar 𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 (pasati)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 (“to see”)
𑀤𑁂𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dekhati) (2)
𐨡𐨑𐨟𐨁 (dakhati) (2)
𑀧𑀲𑀢𑀺 (pasati) (1)
𑀤𑀔𑀢𑀺 (dakhati) (1)
𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀔𑀢𑀺 (drakhati) (1)

Descendants

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dr̥kṣati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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