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𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇

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Prakrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit वर्त॑ते (vártate), from Proto-Indo-European *wert-. Cognate with Pali vaṭṭati, vattati.[1]

    Verb

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    𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (vaṭṭaï) (Devanagari वट्टइ, Gujarati વટ્ટઇ, Kannada ವಟ್ಟಇ) (intransitive) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Ardhamāgadhī) [2][3][4]

    1. to exist, be
    2. to turn

    Descendants

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    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:

    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vártatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 662
    2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “वट्ट”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    3. ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 203
    4. ^ Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 20.