𐨩𐨎𐨙

Niya Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit यज्ञ (yajñá). Cognate with Pali yañña, Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡 (jaṇṇa).

Noun

𐨩𐨎𐨙 (yaṃña)

1. yajna, sacrifice

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yajna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 601
• Baums, Stefan, Glass, Andrew (2002–) “yaṃña”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari‎^[1]