𑀧𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀁𑀕𑀇 (paṃgaï), 𑀧𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀇 (piṃgaï)
• *𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓- (*pakka-), *𑀧𑀕𑁆𑀕- (*pagga-) — reconstructed

Etymology

Uncertain. Note the variation in forms. Compare

• Pali 𑀧𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀢𑀺 (paggaṇhati, “seizes”), from प्रगृह्णाति (pragṛhṇāti, “to hold”), from गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti, “to grab, seize”)
• Pali 𑀧𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀳𑀺𑀢 (paggahita) / Prakrit 𑀧𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀳𑀺𑀬 (paggahiya, “seized”), related the the word above.
• Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑀟𑁆𑀠 (pakaḍḍha), possibly from प्रकृष्ट (prakṛṣṭa, “drawn, pulled”), from कृष्ट (kṛṣṭa)
• Prakrit 𑀧𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀳 (paggaha, “tether”), from प्रग्रह (pragraha)

Verb

𑀧𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀇 (paggaï) (Devanagari पग्गइ, Kannada ಪಗ್ಗಇ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. to seize

Descendants

• *𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓- (*pakka-) + -𑀟- (-ḍa-)
  • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Old Hindi:
      • Hindi: पकड़ना (pakaṛnā)
      • Urdu: پکڑنا (pakaṛnā)
  • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Marathi: पकडणे (pakaḍṇe)
  • Western Indo-Aryan:
    • Gujarati: પકડવું (pakaḍvũ)

References

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