𑀔𑁂𑀮𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀔𑁂𑀮𑀤𑀺 (kheladi) — Śaurasenī, Māgadhī, Khasa

Etymology

From the root 𑀔𑁂𑀮𑁆 (khĕl).

Verb

𑀔𑁂𑀮𑀇 (khelaï) (Devanagari खेलइ, Kannada ಖೇಲಇ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

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Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: খেলা (khela)
  • Bengali: খেলা (khela)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀔𑁂𑀮𑀇 (khelaï)
  • Konkani: खेळ्चे (kheḷce)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘏𑘹𑘯𑘜𑘹 (kheḷaṇe), 𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘹𑘯𑘜𑘹 (kṣeḷaṇe)
    • Marathi: खेळणे (kheḷṇe)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀔𑁂𑀮𑀤𑀺 (kheladi)
  • Gujarati: ખેલવું (khelvũ)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: खेलना (khelnā)

    Urdu: کھیلنا (khelnā)

• Khasa Prakrit:
  • Nepali: खेल्नु (khelnu)

References

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