𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕

Prakrit

Etymology

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Sanskrit लवङ्ग (lavaṅga)

Prakrit 𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕 (lavaṃga)

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀮𑀯𑀗𑁆𑀕 (lavaṅga, “clove”), borrowed from Malayo-Polynesian. Cognate with Pali lavaṅga.

Noun

𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕 (lavaṃga) m or n (Devanagari लवंग)

1. clove, Syzygium aromaticum

Descendants

• Apabhramsa: लवंग (lavaṃga)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Braj: लौंग (lauṅg)
  • Bundeli: लोंग (loṅg)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: लौंग (lauṅg)

    • → Pashto: لونګ (lawong)

    Urdu: لَونْگ (lauṅg)

  • Kannauji: लौंग
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Assamese: লং (loṅ)
    • Naga Pidgin: long
  • Bengali: লং (loṅ)
  • Odia: ଲଙ୍ଗ (laṅga)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: ल्वाङ (lwāṅ)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਲੌਂਗ (lauṅg)

    Shahmukhi script: لَونْگ (laung)

  • Sindhic:
    • Sindhi: lauṅgu

      Arabic script: لَوْنگُ

      Devanagari script: लौंगु

      Khudabadi script: 𑋚𑋨𑋟𑊼𑋣

    • Kachchi: lavaṅg

      Gujarati script: લવંગ

      Khudabadi script: 𑋚𑋛𑋟𑊼

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Marathi: lavaṅga

    Devanagari script: लवंग

    Modi script: 𑘩𑘪𑘽𑘐

• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: લવિંગ (laviṅg)

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