𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀟𑀸𑀕𑀺𑀡𑀻 (ḍāgiṇī) — Śaurasenī

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit डाकिनी (ḍākinī).

Noun

𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ḍāiṇī) f (Devanagari डाइणी, Kannada ಡಾಇಣೀ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. witch, sorceress, demoness

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ḍāiṇī)	𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀑 (ḍāiṇīo) or 𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ḍāiṇī)
Accusative	𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀺𑀁 (ḍāiṇiṃ)	𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀑 (ḍāiṇīo) or 𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ḍāiṇī)
Instrumental	𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀏 (ḍāiṇīe)	𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺 (ḍāiṇīhi) or 𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (ḍāiṇīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀑 (ḍāiṇīo)	𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (ḍāiṇīhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀏 (ḍāiṇīe)	𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀡 (ḍāiṇīṇa) or 𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀡𑀁 (ḍāiṇīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀏 (ḍāiṇīe)	𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼 (ḍāiṇīsu) or 𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (ḍāiṇīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀺 (ḍāiṇi) or 𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ḍāiṇī)	𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻𑀑 (ḍāiṇīo) or 𑀟𑀸𑀇𑀡𑀻 (ḍāiṇī)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “डाइणी”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 372.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍāiṇī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 311