𑀪𑀇
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Prakrit
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti). Cognate with Pali bhati.
Noun
[edit]𑀪𑀇 (bhaï) f (Devanagari भइ, Gujarati ભઇ, Kannada ಭಇ) (Ardhamāgadhī, Māhārāṣṭrī)
- pay, wages, maintenance
- food given as a wage
Declension
[edit]| Maharastri declension of 𑀪𑀇 (feminine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀪𑀈 (bhaī) | 𑀪𑀈𑀑 (bhaīo) or 𑀪𑀈 (bhaī) |
| Accusative | 𑀪𑀇𑀁 (bhaïṃ) | 𑀪𑀈𑀑 (bhaīo) or 𑀪𑀈 (bhaī) |
| Instrumental | 𑀪𑀈𑀏 (bhaīe) | 𑀪𑀈𑀳𑀺 (bhaīhi) or 𑀪𑀈𑀳𑀺𑀁 (bhaīhiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀪𑀈𑀑 (bhaīo) | 𑀪𑀈𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (bhaīhiṃto) |
| Genitive | 𑀪𑀈𑀏 (bhaīe) | 𑀪𑀈𑀡 (bhaīṇa) or 𑀪𑀈𑀡𑀁 (bhaīṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀪𑀈𑀏 (bhaīe) | 𑀪𑀈𑀲𑀼 (bhaīsu) or 𑀪𑀈𑀲𑀼𑀁 (bhaīsuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀪𑀇 (bhaï) or 𑀪𑀈 (bhaī) | 𑀪𑀈𑀑 (bhaīo) or 𑀪𑀈 (bhaī) |
Alternative forms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भइ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 640.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaï”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 547
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