𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit धनुस् (dhanus) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Noun

𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (dhaṇukka) (Devanagari धणुक्क)

1. bow

Descendants

• Central:
  • Hindi: धनुक (dhanuk)
• Eastern:
  • Bengali: ধনুক (dhonuk)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: ਧਣਖ (dhaṇakh), ਧਣੁਖ (dhaṇukh)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “धणुक्क”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 484.