𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀼
Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit धेनु (dhenú), from the root धे (dhe, “to suck”). Cognate with Pali dhenu.
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀼 (feminine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽 (dheṇū) | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀑 (dheṇūo) or 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽 (dheṇū) |
| Accusative | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀼𑀁 (dheṇuṃ) | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀑 (dheṇūo) or 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽 (dheṇū) |
| Instrumental | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀏 (dheṇūe) | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀳𑀺 (dheṇūhi) or 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁 (dheṇūhiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀑 (dheṇūo) | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (dheṇūhiṃto) |
| Genitive | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀏 (dheṇūe) | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀡 (dheṇūṇa) or 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀡𑀁 (dheṇūṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀏 (dheṇūe) | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀲𑀼 (dheṇūsu) or 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀲𑀼𑀁 (dheṇūsuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀼 (dheṇu) or 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽 (dheṇū) | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀑 (dheṇūo) or 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽 (dheṇū) |
References
- Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 272.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhēnú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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