𑀫𑀅

Prakrit

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀢 (mata), from Sanskrit मृत (mṛtá). Cognate with Pali mata.

Adjective

𑀫𑀅 (maa) (Devanagari मअ, Kannada ಮಅ) (Maharastri)

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Verb

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𑀫𑀅 (maa) (Devanagari मअ)

past participle of 𑀫𑀭𑀇 (maraï)

Alternative forms

𑀫𑀬 (maya) — Jain Maharastri, 𑀫𑀼𑀤 (muda) — Sauraseni, 𑀫𑀴 (maḷa) — Magadhi
𑀫𑀼𑀅 (mua)

Derived terms

𑀫𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (maïlla)
*𑀫𑀅-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀅 (*maa-illa-a)
- Old Marathi:
  Modi script: 𑘦𑘹𑘩𑘹𑘽 (meleṃ)
  
  Devanagari script: मेलें (meleṃ)
  - Marathi: मेले (mele)
𑀫𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀆 (maïlliā)
𑀫𑀼𑀅𑀮 (muala)
𑀫𑀽𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀅 (mūillaa)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit मृग (mṛga).

Noun

𑀫𑀅 (maa) m (Devanagari मअ) (Sauraseni)

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Alternative forms

𑀫𑀺𑀅 (mia)

References

Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 161.
Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 51.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mr̥tá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 56.

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