𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुरुष (púruṣa). Cognate with Pali purisa.

Noun

𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)

1. man, male

   Synonym: 𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲 (munisa)

2. servant, agent

Alternative forms

Attested at Allahabad-Kosambi, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva.

Dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (“man, male”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Delhi-Topra	𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)
	Rampurva	𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)
	Lauriya-Nandangarh	𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)
	Lauriya-Araraj	𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)
	Bairat	𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀽𑀲 (mānūsa)	?𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀽𑀲𑀸 nom.pl (mānūsā)
	Allahabad-Kosambi	𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)
	Sahasram	𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲 (munisa)	𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲𑀸 nom.pl (munisā)
	Gujarra	𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲 (munisa)	𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲 nom.pl (munisa)
	Panguraria	𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀲 (manusa)	𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 ins.pl (manusehi)
	Bahapur	𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀽𑀲 (mānūsa)	𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀽𑀲𑀸 nom.pl (mānūsā)
East	Dhauli	𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)
South	Yerragudi	𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲 (munisa)	𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲𑀸 nom.pl (munisā)
	Siddapura	𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲 (munisa)	?𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲𑀸 nom.pl (munisā)
	Brahmagiri	𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲 (munisa)	𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲𑀸 nom.pl (munisā)
	Nittur	𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲 (munisa)	𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲𑀸 nom.pl (munisā)
	Gavimath	𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀼𑀲 (māṇusa)	𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 ins.pl (māṇusehi)
	Palkigundu	𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀼𑀲 (māṇusa)	𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 ins.pl (māṇusehi)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (“man, male”)
𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲 (munisa) (6) 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa) (6) 𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀼𑀲 (māṇusa) (2) 𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀽𑀲 (mānūsa) (2) 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀲 (manusa) (1)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (puliśa)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 84.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “púruṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press