𑀪𑀕𑁆𑀕

Prakrit

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit अभ्यञ्ज् (abhyañj), a compound root of अभि- (abhi-) +‎ अञ्ज् (añj, “to annoint”). Related to 𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢 (abbhatta, “annointed”), from अभ्यक्त (abhyakta) and 𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀁𑀕 (abbhaṃga, “annointing”) / 𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀁𑀕𑀇 (abbhaṃgaï, “to annoint”), from अभ्यंग (abhyaṃga). The initial 𑀅𑀩𑁆- (ab-) syllable was later lost by apheresis.

The replacement of -𑀢𑁆𑀢 (-tta) with 𑀕𑁆𑀕 (gga) is most likely by analogy to other past participles in 𑀕𑁆𑀕 (gga) like 𑀭𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕 (rugga, “broken”), from Sanskrit -𑀕𑁆𑀦 (-gna), from the alternate past participle -𑀦 (-na) ending applied to roots ending in -𑀚𑁆 (-j). It is also possible that such a form survived while unattested in Sanskrit, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HabʰiHagnás.

Adjective

𑀪𑀕𑁆𑀕 (bhagga) (Devanagari भग्ग)

1. smeared, limewashed

Related terms

• *𑀪𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (*bhijjaï)

Descendants

All descendants reflect *𑀪𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀕 (*bhigga) with the sense "washed".

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Hindi:
    • Hindi: भीगा (bhīgā)
    • Urdu: بھیگا (bhegā)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi: ਭਿੱਗਣਾ (bhiggaṇā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: भिग्नु (bhignu)

References

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