𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भल्ल (bhalla).

Adjective

𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 (bhalla) (Devanagari भल्ल)

1. good, best, auspicious

Derived terms

• 𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀬 (bhallaya)

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Bengali: ভাল (bhal)
  • Early Assamese: ভাল (bhalo)
    • Assamese: ভাল (bhal)
  • Sylheti: ꠜꠣꠟꠣ (bála)
• ⇒ Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀕 (*bhallaga)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: भला

    Urdu: بھلا

  • Old Gujarati: भलउं (bhalaüṃ)
    • Gujarati: ભલું (bhalũ)

Further reading

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