𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀤

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit मरकत (marakata). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀅 (maragaa), Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀬 (maragaya).

Noun

𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀤 (maragada) m or n (Devanagari मरगद) (Śaurasenī)

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References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 149
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 209.