कृतिका

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kr̩.ti.kɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkr̩.t̪i.kɑː/

Proper noun

कृतिका • (kṛtikā) f

1. Alternative form of कृत्तिका (kṛttikā, “Pleiades star cluster”)

Descendants

• Pali: kattikā
• Prakrit: 𑀓𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kattiyā)
  • Northwestern:
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Punjabi: khittī

          Gurmukhi script: ਖਿੱਤੀ

          Shahmukhi script: کھِتِّی

      • Vracada Apabhramsa:
        • Sindhi: katyū̃

          Arabic script: ڪَتيُون

          Devanagari script: कत्यूं

  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ކެތި (keti)
      • Sinhalese: කැති (kæti)
    • Maharastri Prakrit:
      • Marathi: कात्या (kātyā)
• → Tocharian B: Kertik (learned)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “krtika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 178