𑘢𑘹𑘨𑘳𑘕

Old Marathi

Alternative forms

• 𑘢𑘹𑘨𑘻𑘕 (peroja)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پیروزه (pīroza, “turquoise”). Compare Old Awadhi पिरोजा (pirojā).

Noun

𑘢𑘹𑘨𑘳𑘕 (peruja) m or n (Devanagari पेरुज)

1. lapis lazuli, turquoise
   • c. 1320, Hayagrīvācārya, Gadyarāja 183:

     𑘝𑘹𑘞𑘹𑘽 𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘲𑘓𑘎𑘿𑘨𑘢𑘰𑘜𑘲 𑘡𑘲𑘎𑘘 𑘨𑘳𑘎𑘳𑘦𑘲𑘜𑘲 𑘁𑘭𑘡𑘲 𑘢𑘹𑘨𑘳𑘕𑘰𑘓𑘰𑘽
       𑘢𑘰𑘘𑘲 𑘐𑘻𑘦𑘹𑘟 𑘮𑘲𑘨𑘹 𑘏𑘓𑘱𑘝 𑘢𑘨𑘱𑘎𑘨𑘹 𑘤𑘺𑘭𑘩𑘲 (𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘲) 𑘦𑘳𑘨𑘰𑘨𑘲𑙂
     𑘢𑘘𑘿𑘘𑘰𑘥𑘲𑘫𑘹𑘬𑘹 𑘐𑘨𑘿𑘐𑘿𑘐𑘹 𑘎𑘨𑘳𑘜𑘲 𑘫𑘳𑘥 𑘕𑘐𑘹 𑘁𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘪𑘰𑘡𑘲 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘫𑘳𑘎𑘿𑘝𑘲
       𑘌 𑘪𑘰𑘯𑘲𑘝𑘲 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘥𑘳𑘝𑘹𑘽 𑘨𑘳𑘎𑘳𑘦𑘲𑘜𑘲 𑘭𑘮𑘲𑘝𑘹𑘽 𑘪𑘽𑘟𑘲𑘝𑘹 𑘟𑘹𑘪𑘪𑘵𑘟𑘹𑘽𑙂𑙑𑙘𑙓𑙂

     tetheṃ śrīcakrapāṇī nīkaṭa rukumīṇī āsanī perujācāṃ
       pāṭī gomeda hīre khacita parikare baisalī (śrī) murārī.
     paṭṭābhīśeṣe gargge karuṇī śubha jage ākṣavānī svaśuktī
       o vāḷītī prabhuteṃ rukumīṇī sahīteṃ vaṃdīte devavṛdeṃ.183.

     • 1989 translation by Ian Matthew Paton Raeside

       There close by Śrī Cakrapāṇi on his turquoise throne Rukmiṇī
         Sat upon a gorgeous seat set with diamonds and gomeda
           stones. For Śrī Murāri
       Garga performs the sacrament of aspersion with holy water
         and, with offerings and words of blessing,
           The concourse of gods salute Prabhu and Rukmiṇī together.

Descendants

• Marathi:

  Devanagari script: पिरोजा (pirojā)

  Modi script: 𑘢𑘲𑘨𑘻𑘕𑘰 (pīrojā)

References

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “पेरुज,+पेरोज”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan