𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Compare Late Sanskrit फलति (phalati), फेलति (phelati, “goes”). Possibly from the Sanskrit root स्पृ (spṛ, “to release”), or otherwise related to Persian سپردن (separdan, “to traverse”).

Verb

𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï) (Devanagari फिरइ, Kannada ಫಿರಇ) (intransitive) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. to turn, travel, wander

Derived terms

• *𑀨𑁂𑀭𑁂𑀇 (*pherei), 𑀨𑁂𑀭𑀡 n (pheraṇa, “turning”) (analogized causative)
• *𑀨𑁂𑀭 (*phera, “turn, turning”)

Descendants

• Takka Apabhramsa: 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆅 (phiraï) (see there for further descendants)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press