𐨒𐨆𐨛

Niya Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोष्ठ (goṣṭhá, “cow-shed; stable; meeting place”). Cognate with Pali goṭṭha, Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (gŏṭṭha), 𑀕𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (guṭṭha).

Noun

𐨒𐨆𐨛 (goṭha)

1. family
2. farm
3. house

References

• Burrow, Thomas (1937) The Language of the Kharosthi Documents from Chinese Turkestan, London: Cambridge University Press, page 42
• Baums, Stefan, Glass, Andrew (2002–) “goṭha”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari‎^[1]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gōṣṭhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 232