𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit पृथिवी (pṛthivī́). Cognate with Pali paṭhavī, Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀠𑀯𑀻 (puḍhavī).

Noun

𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻 (puhavī) f (Devanagari पुहवी, Kannada ಪುಹವೀ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. earth

   Synonyms: 𑀫𑀳𑀻 (mahī), 𑀪𑀽𑀫𑀺 (bhūmi)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻 (puhavī)	𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀑 (puhavīo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻 (puhavī)
Accusative	𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀺𑀁 (puhaviṃ)	𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀑 (puhavīo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻 (puhavī)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀏 (puhavīe)	𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺 (puhavīhi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (puhavīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀑 (puhavīo)	𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (puhavīhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀏 (puhavīe)	𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀡 (puhavīṇa) or 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀡𑀁 (puhavīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀏 (puhavīe)	𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀼 (puhavīsu) or 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (puhavīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀺 (puhavi) or 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻 (puhavī)	𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻𑀑 (puhavīo) or 𑀧𑀼𑀳𑀯𑀻 (puhavī)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 54
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 118.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pr̥thivīˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press