𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺
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Prakrit[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- 𑀧𑀁𑀔𑀺 (paṃkhi)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀔𑀺 (pakhi /pakkhi/), from Sanskrit पक्षिन् (pakṣin). Cognate with Pali pakkhin.
Noun[edit]
𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (pakkhi) m (Devanagari पक्खि)
Descendants[edit]
- Bengali: পাখি (pakhi), পক্ষী (pokkhi)
- Chakma: 𑄛𑄬𑄇𑄴 (pek)
- Old Gujarati: पखी (pakhī), पंखी (paṃkhī)
- Gujarati: પંખી (paṅkhī)
- Hindi: पाखी (pākhī), पाँखी (pā̃khī)
- Kachchi: પંખી (paṅkhī)
- Old Punjabi: ਪੰਖੀ (paṅkhī)
- → Old Kannada: ಪಕ್ಕಿ (pakki)
- Kannada: ಹಕ್ಕಿ (hakki)
References[edit]
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “पक्खि”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 504.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pakṣín”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 430