𑀅𑀉𑀡𑀯𑀻𑀲

Prakrit

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Cardinal: 𑀅𑀉𑀡𑀯𑀻𑀲 (aüṇavīsa)

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit एकोनविंशति (ekonaviṃśati), via contraction. Some descendants are more accurately from Sanskrit ऊनविंशति (ūnaviṃśati), which is not attested in Prakrit.

Numeral

𑀅𑀉𑀡𑀯𑀻𑀲 (aüṇavīsa) (Devanagari अउणवीस, Kannada ಅಉಣವೀಸ) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī) (cardinal number)

1. nineteen

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: উনৈশ (unoix)
  • Bengali: উনিশ (uniś)
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: उन्नीस (unnīs)

    Urdu: انیس (unnīs)

  • → Gujarati: ઓગણીસ (ogaṇīs) (semi-learned)
  • Punjabi: ਉਨ੍ਹੀ (unhī)
  • → Nepali: उन्नीस (unnīs) (semi-learned)
• Maharastri Prakrit:
  • → Marathi: एकोणीस (ekoṇīs) (semi-learned)

References

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