𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀮

Prakrit

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Sanskrit *मण्ड (maṇḍa)?

Sanskrit -ल (-la)?

Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀮 (maṃḍala)

Inherited from Sanskrit मण्डल (máṇḍala); see there for more.^[1]

Noun

𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀮 (maṃḍala) n (Devanagari मंडल) ^[2]

Descendants

Central:
- Hindustani:
  Hindi: मंडल (maṇḍal), मंडली (maṇḍlī)
  
  Urdu: مَںڈَل (mãḍal), مَںڈلِی (mãḍlī)
- Old Gujarati: मांदलिइं (māṃdaliiṃ)
- Romani: mandal (“village”)
Eastern:
- Assamese: মাৰল (marol)
- Odia: ମଣ୍ଡଳ (maṇḍaḷa), ମୁଣ୍ଡୁଳା (muṇḍuḷā), ମୁଣ୍ଡୁଳୀ (muṇḍuḷi)
- Bihari:
  - Maithili: maṛᵃrā, mā̃ṛᵊrɨ, maṛro
    Devanagari script: मड़रा, माँड़रि, मड़्रो
    
    Tirhuta script: 𑒧𑒛𑓃𑒩𑒰, 𑒧𑒰𑒿𑒛𑓃𑒩, 𑒧𑒛𑓃𑓂𑒩𑒽
Northern:
- Nepali: मडेउलि (maḍeuli)
Southern:
- Dhivehi: މަޑުލު (maḍulu), މަޑުލަ (maḍula)
- Sinhalese: මඩුල්ල (maḍulla), මැඩිල්ල (mæḍilla)
- Marathi: [Term?] mãḍaḷ, mā̃ḍaḷ
  Devanagari script: मंडळ (maṇḍaḷ), मांडळ (māṇḍaḷ)
  
  Modi script: 𑘦𑘽𑘚𑘯 (maṇḍaḷ), 𑘦𑘰𑘽𑘚𑘯 (māṇḍaḷ)
Western:
- Punjabi: maṇḍal ("circle, orb"), maṇḍlī("assembly")
  Gurmukhi script: ਮੰਡਲ, ਮੰਡਲੀ
  
  Shahmukhi script: مَݨڈَل, مَݨڈلِی
- Lahnda: منلا (mannlā, “lid of a churn”)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Sanskrit मृद् (mṛd)der.?

Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀮 (maṃḍala)

Uncertain. Mayrhofer separates this etymology from the above, and follows K. Hoffmann's proposal that the term derives from Sanskrit मृद् (mṛd, “to crush”), but preserving an older meaning of "bite".^[3] Compare late Sanskrit मण्डाकक (maṇḍākaka, “kind of animal?”).

Noun

𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀮 (maṃḍala) m (Devanagari मंडल) ^[2]

dog
Synonym: 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “máṇḍala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 559
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मंडल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) “máṇḍalaḥ”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎^[1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 559

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “máṇḍala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 559

[sheth-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मंडल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].

[3] Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) “máṇḍalaḥ”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎^[1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 559

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