𑀑𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀕

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwa

Sanskrit अव (ava)

Sanskrit अव- (ava-)

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰṓ

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥Hdʰā́

Sanskrit मूर्धन् (mūrdhan)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Sanskrit -क (-ka)

Sanskrit अवमूर्धक (avamūrdhaka)

Prakrit 𑀑𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀕 (omuddhaga)

Inherited from Sanskrit अवमूर्धक (avamūrdhaka), from अव- (ava-) + मूर्धन् (mūrdhan) + -क (-ka).

Adjective

𑀑𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀕 (omuddhaga) (Devanagari ओमुद्धग)

1. face-down
   • c. 200 BCE, Sudharmasvami, Sūtrakṛtāṅga :

     ओमुद्धगा धरणियले पडंति

     omuddhagā dharaṇiyale paḍaṃti

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: औंधा (aundhā)
    • Urdu: اَونْدھا (aundhā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: उँधो (ũdho)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਊਂਧਾ (ūndhā), ਮੂਧਾ (mūdhā)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: اُنْڌو (undho)

    Devanagari script: उन्धो (undho)

• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: ઊંધું (ū̃dhũ)