𑀧𑁂𑀅
Prakrit
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit प्रेत (preta). Cognate with Pali peta.
Noun
[edit]𑀧𑁂𑀅 (pea) m (Devanagari पेअ)
- a ghost
Etymology 2
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit प्रेयस् (preyas), comparative of प्रिय (priya, “beloved, dear”).
Adjective
[edit]𑀧𑁂𑀅 (pea) (Devanagari पेअ)
Related terms
[edit]- 𑀧𑁂𑀅𑀲𑀻 (peasī)
References
[edit]- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पेअ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 613.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prḗta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 504
Categories:
- Prakrit terms derived from Sanskrit
- Prakrit terms derived from the Sanskrit root प्रे
- Prakrit terms derived from the Sanskrit root इ
- Prakrit terms derived from the Sanskrit root प्री
- Prakrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Prakrit terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ey-
- Prakrit terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *preyH-
- Prakrit terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Prakrit lemmas
- Prakrit nouns
- Prakrit nouns in Brahmi script
- Prakrit masculine nouns
- Prakrit adjectives
- Prakrit adjectives in Brahmi script
- pra:Ghosts
- pra:Love