𑀧𑁂𑀟

Prakrit

Alternative forms

(lump): 𑀧𑁂𑀠 (peḍha), 𑀧𑁂𑀁𑀟 (peṃḍa)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit पेट (peṭa)?

Prakrit 𑀧𑁂𑀟 (peḍa)

Inherited from Sanskrit पेट (peṭa), पेटक (peṭaka, “multitude, consortium, group, company”), with further etymology unknown. The descendants largely mean "peda", a kind of sweetmeat; it is unclear if this is due to semantic change or if they come from a different word entirely. Compare Pali yakapeḷa (“liver”), Sanskrit पिण्ड (piṇḍa, “lump”).^[1]

Noun

𑀧𑁂𑀟 (peḍa) n (Devanagari पेड) ^[2]

group, collection
Synonym: 𑀧𑁂𑀟𑀬 (peḍaya)
lump?

Descendants

Most descendants refer to peda (“kind of sweetmeat”), or a generic lump.

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: पेड़ा (peṛā)
  - Urdu: پیڑَا (peṛā)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali–Assamese:
  - Bengali: পেঁড়া (pẽṛa), প্যাঁড়া (pễṛa) — pronunciation spelling, পেড়া (peṛa), প্যাড়া (pêṛa)
- Bihari:
  - Bhojpuri: पेड़ा (pēṛā)
- Odia: ପେଡା (peḍā), ପେଣ୍ଡା (peṇḍā)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਪੇੜਾ (peṛā)
  
  Shahmukhi script: پیڑا (peṛā)
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Old Marathi:
  Devanagari script: पेडा (peḍā)
  
  Modi script: 𑘢𑘹𑘚𑘰 (peḍā)
  - Marathi: पेढा (peḍhā)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: પેંડા (peṇḍā), પેંડો (peṇḍo)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*pēḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 475
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पेड”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*pēḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 475

[2] Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पेड”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].

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