𑀕𑁄𑀦

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit गोण (goṇa)

Noun

𑀕𑁄𑀦 (gona)

1. a bull

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀕𑁄𑀡 (goṇa), 𑀕𑁄𑀡𑀻 (goṇī), 𑀕𑁄𑀡𑀸 (goṇā)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • ⇒ Dhivehi: މީނގުނު (mīⁿgunu)
      • Sinhalese: ගොනා (gonā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gona”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 229