𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सव्य (savya). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (hwy /⁠hōy⁠/, “left, left-hand”).

Adjective

𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯 (savva) (Devanagari सव्व)

1. left, left-hand

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “सव्व”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “savyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press