𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀢𑀺 (*thukkati). Cognate with Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺 (thukkadi).

Verb

𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (thukkaï) (Devanagari थुक्कइ, Kannada ಥುಕ್ಕಇ) (transitive, intransitive) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. to spit

Alternative forms

• 𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀇 (thukkei)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: थूकना (thūknā)

    Urdu: تُھوکْنَا (thūknā)

• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Odia: ଥୁକିବା (thukibā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: थुक्नु (thuknu)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਥੁੱਕਣਾ (thukkaṇā)

    Shahmukhi script: تُھکّݨا (thukkṇā)

  • Sindhi: thukaṇu

    Arabic script: ٿُڪَڻُ

    Devanagari script: थुकणु

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Marathi: thuṃkaṇe

    Devanagari script: थुंकणे

    Modi script: 𑘞𑘳𑘽𑘎𑘜𑘹

    • Marathi: थुंकणे (thuṅkṇe)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: થૂંકવું (thū̃kvũ)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “thukkaï”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 347