𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕

Prakrit

Etymology

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Sanskrit मु॒द्ग (mudgá)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕 (mugga)

Inherited from Sanskrit मु॒द्ग (mudgá). Cognate with Pali mugga.

Also compare Prakrit *𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀭 (*maṭṭara, “Pisum sativum”), *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*mŏṭṭha, “Vigna aconitifolia”).

Noun

𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕 (mugga) m (Devanagari मुग्ग)

1. mung bean (Vigna radiata)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: मूँग (mūṅg)

    Urdu: مُونگ (mūng)

• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali–Assamese:
    • Assamese: মগু (mogu)
    • Bengali: মুগ (mug)
  • Odia: ମୁଗ (muga)
• Insular Indo-Aryan:
  • Dhivehi: މުގު (mugu)
  • Sinhalese: මුං (muṁ)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਮੁੰਗ (muṅg), ਮੂੰਗ (mūṅg)

    Shahmukhi script: مُنگ (mung), مُونگ (mūng)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: مُڱُ (muṅu)

    Devanagari script: मुङु (muṅu)

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Marathi: मूग (mūg)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: મગ (mag)