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পেহ্লা

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Early Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁂𑀇 (pĕllei), from Sanskrit প্ৰেৰযতি (prerayati, to push on).[1] Congate with Middle Bengali পেল্ (pel) and Middle Hindi پیلیا (pylya).

Verb

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পেহ্লা (pehla)

  1. to throw
    • 16th century, Sankardeva, Saptakanda Ramayana Uttara Kanda:
      কৰিলা পৰীক্ষা ৰামে পেহ্লাই অগনিত ।
      তথাপি নভৈল শান্ত ৰাঘৱৰ চিত্ত ॥
      korila porīkṣa rame pehlai ogonito ,
      tothapi nobhoilo śanto raghoworo citto .
      Rama examined throwing (me) into the fire,
      still Raghava wasn't convinced.
    • 16th century, Bhattadeva, Katha Bhagawat Chapter 36:
      ভগৱন্তো তাৰ দুই শিঙ্গত ধৰি আঠাৰ ভৰি পৰ্য্যান্তে পাছক ঠেলি পেহ্লাইলা
      bhogowontö taro dui śiṅgoto dhori aṭharo bhori porjjante pachoko ṭheli pehlaila,
      The God held his two horns pushed him back equal two the length of eighteen legs and made him fall.

Descendants

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  • Assamese: পেলা (pela), ফেলা (phela)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prḗrayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 504