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Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀮𑀝𑁆

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Probably from or connected to Sanskrit लट् (laṭ, “to act like a child”) and लड् (laḍ, “to dally, fondle”). Alternated as *𑀦𑀝𑁆 (*naṭ, “to shake, tremble”) also.

Root

*𑀮𑀝𑁆 (*laṭ)[1]

  1. to swing, shake, be thrown
  2. to be entangled
  3. to be weakened or exhausted

Derived terms
  • *𑀮𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*laṭati), *𑀮𑀸𑀝𑀬𑀢𑀺 (*lāṭayati)
    • Prakrit:
      Magadhi Prakrit:
      Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀮𑀸𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (*lāṭṭaï)
      Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: لَڙَڻُ, لَڊَڻُ
        Devanagari script: लडणु, लड़णु
      Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀤𑀺 (*laṭṭadi)
      • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
        • Gujarati: લટવું (laṭvũ)
        • Marwari: लटणौ (laṭṇau)
      • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
        • Hindustani: laṭnā
          Hindi: लटना
          Urdu: لَٹْنا (laṭnā)
  • *𑀉𑀮𑁆-𑀮𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*ul-laṭati)
    • Prakrit:
      Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: ওলটা (ülota)
      • Bengali: উল্টা (ulṭa), উলটা (ulṭa)
      • Maithili: unṭab
        Devanagari script: उनटब
        Tirhuta script: 𑒅𑒢𑒙𑒥
      • Odia: ଉଲଟିବା (ulôṭiba)
      Khasa Prakrit:
      • Nepali: उल्टनु (ulṭanu)
      Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀉𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (*ullaṭṭaï)
      Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Old Punjabi: ਉਲਟਿ (ulaṭi)
          • Punjabi:
            Gurmukhi script: ਉਲਟਣਾ (ulaṭṇā)
            Shahmukhi script: اُلٹݨا (ulṭṇā)
      • Vracada Apabhramsa:
        • Sindhi:
          Arabic script: اُلِڙَڻُ
          Devanagari script: उलिड़णु
      Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀉𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀤𑀺 (*ullaṭṭadi)
      • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
        • Gujarati: ઊલટવું (ūlaṭvũ)
        • Marwari: उलटणौ (ulaṭṇau)
      • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
  • *𑀧-𑀮𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*pa-laṭati), *𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*pallaṭṭati) (possibly influenced by Sanskrit पर्यटति (paryaṭati, “to roam”))[2]
    • Prakrit:
      Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: পালট (palot)
      • Bengali: পাল্টা (palṭa), পালটা (palṭa)
      • Maithili: palṭab
        Devanagari script: पलटब
        Tirhuta script: 𑒣𑒪𑒙𑒥
      • Odia: ପାଲଟିବା (palôṭiba)
      Khasa Prakrit:
      • Nepali: पल्टनु (palṭanu)
      Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (pallaṭṭaï), 𑀧𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (palaṭṭaï)
      Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Old Punjabi: ਪਲਟਿ (palaṭi)
          • Punjabi:
            Gurmukhi script: ਪਲਟਣਾ (palṭaṇā)
            Shahmukhi script: پَلٹݨا (palṭṇā)
      • Vracada Apabhramsa:
        • Sindhi:
          Arabic script: پَلْٽَڻُ
          Devanagari script: पल्टणु
      Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀤𑀺 (*pallaṭṭadi), *𑀧𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀤𑀺 (*palaṭṭadi)
      • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
        • Gujarati: પલટવું (palaṭvũ)
        • Marwari: पलटणौ (palaṭṇau)
      • Hindustani: palaṭnā
        Hindi: पलटना
        Urdu: پَلَٹْنا (palaṭnā)
  • *𑀮𑀝𑁆-𑀉 (*laṭ-u), *𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆-𑀉 (*laṭṭ-u)
    • Prakrit: *𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀼 (*laṭṭu)
      Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Maithili: laṭṭū
        Devanagari script: लट्टू
        Tirhuta script: 𑒪𑒙𑓂𑒙𑒴
      Paisaci Prakrit:
      Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
      • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
        • Hindustani: laṭṭū
          Hindi: लट्टू
          Urdu: لَٹُّو (laṭṭū)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*LAṬ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 632
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*pallaṭṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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