𑀫𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀸𑀭𑀇 (māraï)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mer-

Proto-Indo-European *éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *moréyeti

Sanskrit मारयति (mārayati)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀇 (mārei)

Inherited from Sanskrit मारयति (mārayati). Cognate with Pali māreti.

Verb

𑀫𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀇 (mārei) (Devanagari मारेइ, Kannada ಮಾರೇಇ) (transitive) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. causative of 𑀫𑀭𑀇 (maraï): to kill

Descendants

• Hindustani: mārnā

  Hindi: मारना

  Urdu: مارنا

• Konkani: मार्चे (mārce)
• Old Marathi: 𑘦𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹 (māraṇe)
  • Marathi: मारणे (mārṇe)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 382
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māráyati1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press