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𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅

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Prakrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀫𑁅𑀓𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀓 (mauktika).

Noun

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𑀫𑁴𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (mŏttian (Devanagari मोत्तिअ, Kannada ಮೊತ್ತಿಅ) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)

  1. a pearl
    Synonym: 𑀫𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸 (muttā)
    • c. 200 CE – 600 CE, Hāla, Gāhā Sattasaī 310:
      𑀡 𑀕𑀼𑀡𑁂𑀡 𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀇 𑀚𑀡𑁄 𑀳𑀻𑀭𑀇 𑀚𑁄 𑀚𑁂𑀡 𑀪𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀑 𑀢𑁂𑀡
      𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀽𑀡 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀤𑀸 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆𑀇 𑀕𑀼𑀁𑀚𑀸𑀉 𑀕𑁂𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀁𑀢𑀺
      ṇa guṇeṇa hīraï jaṇo hīraï jo jeṇa bhāvio teṇa
      mŏttūṇa puliṃdā mŏttiāi guṃjāu gĕṇhaṃti
      • 2009 translation by Peter Khoroche and Herman Tieken
        People are not captivated by true qualities but by what takes their fancy.
        The Pulindas brush pearls aside but seize upon the guñja seeds the jeweler uses as weights.

Declension

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Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (neuter)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅𑀁 (mŏttiaṃ) 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆𑀇𑀁 (mŏttiāiṃ) or 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆𑀇 (mŏttiāi)
Accusative 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅𑀁 (mŏttiaṃ) 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆𑀇𑀁 (mŏttiāiṃ) or 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆𑀇 (mŏttiāi)
Instrumental 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀏𑀡 (mŏttieṇa) or 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀏𑀡𑀁 (mŏttieṇaṃ) 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀏𑀳𑀺 (mŏttiehi) or 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀏𑀳𑀺𑀁 (mŏttiehiṃ)
Dative 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆𑀅 (mŏttiāa)
Ablative 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆𑀑 (mŏttiāo) or 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆𑀉 (mŏttiāu) or 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆 (mŏttiā) or 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺 (mŏttiāhi) or 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (mŏttiāhiṃto)
Genitive 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 (mŏttiassa) 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆𑀡 (mŏttiāṇa) or 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆𑀡𑀁 (mŏttiāṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (mŏttiammi) or 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀏 (mŏttie) 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀏𑀲𑀼 (mŏttiesu) or 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀏𑀲𑀼𑀁 (mŏttiesuṃ)
Vocative 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (mŏttia) or 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆 (mŏttiā) 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆𑀇𑀁 (mŏttiāiṃ) or 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀆𑀇 (mŏttiāi)

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