𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀬𑀸

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑁂𑀳𑀻 (uddehī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀓𑀸 (uddehikā).

Noun

𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀬𑀸 (uddehiyā) f (Devanagari उद्देहिया)

1. termite, white ant
   • c. 1088 – 1173, Hemachandra, Jīva-Vicāra 16-17:

     𑀕𑁄𑀫𑀻 𑀫𑀁𑀓𑀡 𑀚𑀽𑀆 𑀧𑀺𑀧𑀻𑀮𑀺 𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀬𑀸 𑀬 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁄𑀟𑀸
     𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀬 𑀖𑀬𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻𑀑 𑀲𑀸𑀯𑀬 𑀕𑁄𑀓𑀻𑀟 𑀚𑀸𑀈𑀑 𑁈𑁧𑁬𑁈
     𑀕𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀳𑀬 𑀘𑁄𑀭𑀓𑀻𑀟𑀸 𑀕𑁄𑀫𑀬𑀓𑀻𑀟𑀸 𑀬 𑀥𑀦𑁆𑀦𑀓𑀻𑀟𑀸 𑀬
     𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀣𑀼 𑀕𑁄𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀬 𑀇𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 𑀢𑁂𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀬 𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀕𑁄𑀯𑀸𑀈 𑁈𑁧𑁭𑁈

     gomī maṃkaṇa jūā pipīli uddehiyā ya makkoḍā
     illiya ghayamillīo sāvaya gokīḍa jāīo .16.
     gaddahaya corakīḍā gomayakīḍā ya dhannakīḍā ya
     kuṃthu govāliya iliyā teiṃdiya iṃdagovāī .17.

     • 2004 translation

       Centipede, bug, louse, ant, termite, black ant, ial, ghimel, sava, gingoda, gaddhaiya,
       excreta worms, dung worms, grain worms, kanthva, gopalika, snail etc. are Teindriya living beings.

Derived terms

• *𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀬𑀸-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*uddehiyā-illa)
  • Marathi: udhel ("pockpitted")

    Devanagari script: उधेल

    Modi script: 𑘄𑘠𑘹𑘩

• *𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀬𑀸-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀕 ~ *𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀬𑀸-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮-𑀬 (*uddehiyā-illa-ga ~ *uddehiyā-illa-ya)
  • Gujarati: ઉધાયેલું (udhāyelũ, “eaten by termites”)

Descendants

Descendants

• Northwestern:
  • Sindhi: ud̤ohī

    Arabic script: اُڏوهِي

    Devanagari script: उॾोही

    Khudabadi script: 𑊴𑋉𑋧𑋞𑋢

• Southern:
  • Marathi: udhaī

    Devanagari script: उधई

    Modi script: 𑘄𑘠𑘃

  • Varhadi: udaī, udhaī, udhḷī

    Devanagari script: उदई, उधई, उधळी

    Modi script: 𑘄𑘟𑘃, 𑘄𑘠𑘃, 𑘄𑘠𑘯𑘲

• Western:
  • Ahirani: उधई (udhaī)
  • Middle Gujarati: उदेही, ऊदेही
    • Gujarati: ઊધઈ (ūdhaī)
  • Marwari:

    Devanagari script: उदाई (udāī), ऊदेइ (ūdei)

    Mahajani script: 𑅒𑅥𑅑 (udi), 𑅒𑅥𑅓𑅑 (udei)

  • Nimadi: उधइ (udhai)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “उद्देहिया उद्देही”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 161.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “upadīˊka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 102