अज्जु

Apabhramsa

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀚 (aja /⁠ajja⁠/), from Sanskrit अद्य (adya).

Adverb

अज्जु (ajju)

1. today

   Synonym: अज्ज (ajja)

   • c. 1020, Vir, Jambu-Sami-Chariu 9.15.4-5:

     करमि अकम्मु सिट्ठ-जण-दूसिउ मंदिरु तं न जं न मइँ मूसिउ ।
     तेरउ एक्क नवर न निहेलणु चोरमि अज्जु तं पि पेरिउ मणु ।

     karami akammu siṭṭha-jaṇa-dūsiu maṃdiru taṃ na jaṃ na maïm̐ mūsiu.
     teraü ekka navara na nihelaṇu corami ajju taṃ pi periu maṇu.

     I commit misdeeds that are condemned by civilised people. There is no house that I have not looted from.
     In fact, your house is the only one that I have not looted yet, so I am tempted to rob it today.

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “अज्जु”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 24.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ajju”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 13