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𑀕𑀠

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Prakrit

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit *गृध (gṛdha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás.

    Noun

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    𑀕𑀠 (gaḍham (Devanagari गढ) [1][2]

    1. fort

    Descendants

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    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

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    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “गढ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language[1], volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 463

    Further reading

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