𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀁𑀔𑀺 (paṃkhi)

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀔𑀺 (pakhi /⁠pakkhi⁠/), from Sanskrit पक्षिन् (pakṣin). Cognate with Pali pakkhin.

Noun

𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (pakkhi) m (Devanagari पक्खि)

1. bird

Descendants

• Assamese: পখী (pokhi)
• Bengali: পাখি (pakhi)
• Chakma: 𑄛𑄬𑄇𑄴 (pek)
• Old Gujarati: पखी (pakhī), पंखी (paṃkhī)
• Gujarati: પંખી (paṅkhī)
• Hindi: पाखी (pākhī), पाँखी (pā̃khī)
• Kachchi: પંખી (paṅkhī)
• Old Punjabi: ਪੰਖੀ (paṅkhī)
• → Old Kannada: ಪಕ್ಕಿ (pakki)
  • Kannada: ಹಕ್ಕಿ (hakki)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पक्खि”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 504.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pakṣín”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 430