𑀧𑀠𑀇

Prakrit

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Sanskrit पृथ् (pṛth)der.

Prakrit 𑀧𑀠𑀇 (paḍhaï)

Inherited from Sanskrit *पृथति (pṛthati), from the root पृथ् (pṛth, “to spread”). Cognate with Pali paṭhati, Kashmiri پَرُن (parun), re-borrowed Sanskrit पठति (paṭhati); see there for more.

Verb

𑀧𑀠𑀇 (paḍhaï) (Devanagari पढइ, Kannada ಪಢಇ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

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Derived terms

• Prakrit: 𑀧𑀠𑀸𑀯𑁂𑀇 (paḍhāvei)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: पढ़ना (paṛhnā)
    • Urdu: پَڑْھنا (paṛhnā)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali–Assamese:
    • Early Assamese: পঢ়্ (poṛh)
      • Assamese: পঢ়া (porha)
        • Naga Pidgin: pora
    • Bengali: পড়া (poṛa)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: पढ़ल (paṛhal)
    • Maithili: पढ़ब (paṛhab)
  • Odia: ପଢ଼ିବା (paṛhibā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: पढ्नु (paḍhnu)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:
    • Gurmukhi script: ਪੜ੍ਹਨਾ (paṛhnā)
    • Shahmukhi script: پَڑْھنا (paṛhnā)
  • Sindhi: پَڙھَڻُ (paṛhaṇu)
• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Marathi: 𑘢𑘛𑘜𑘹 (paḍhaṇe)
    • Marathi: पढणे (paḍhṇe)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: પઢવું (paḍhvũ)

Borrowed terms

• → Sanskrit: पठति (paṭhati)