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𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔

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Prakrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇá). Cognate with Pali tikkha.

Adjective

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𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (tikkha) (Devanagari तिक्ख)

  1. sharp
    • c. 1122 – 1123, Devendra, Uttarādhyayana-Vṛtti I. Bambhadatta page 16, line 28:
      [] 𑀢𑀸𑀟𑀺𑀑 𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔-𑀅𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀲𑁂𑀡 []
      [] tāḍio tikkha-aṃkuseṇa []
      [] [the prince] beat [the elephant] with the sharp hook []
  2. strong, intense

Derived terms

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  • *𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔-𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*tikkha-ṭṭa) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀝𑁆𑀝- (-ṭṭa-))
    • Konkani: tikhaṭ
      Devanagari script: तिखट
      Kannada script: ತಿಖಟ್
      Latin script: tikot
    • Old Marathi:
      Devanagari script: तिखट (tikhaṭa)
      Modi script: 𑘝𑘲𑘏𑘘 (tīkhaṭa)
  • *𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔-𑀟 (*tikkha-ḍa) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-))
  • *𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀓𑀸 (*tikkhikā) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-))
  • *𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀓 (*tikkhaka) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-))

Descendants

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References

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  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “तिक्ख”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
  • E.B. Cowell (1868) The Prákṛit Prakáśa[1], London: Trübner & Co., page 127
  • Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 219
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tīkṣṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press