𑀓𑀬

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀢 (kata), from Sanskrit कृत (kṛtá).

Adjective

𑀓𑀬 (kaya) (Devanagari कय, Gujarati કય, Kannada ಕಯ) (Ardhamāgadhī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. done, made, created

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “कय”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 52