Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀟𑁆𑀟𑁆

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit *उद्मृद् (udmṛd), from उद्- (ud-, “on, above”) +‎ मृद् (mṛd, “to press”).

Root

*𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀟𑁆𑀟𑁆 (*ummaḍḍ)

1. to rise, swell, bubble forth

Derived terms

• *𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀢𑀺 (*ummaḍḍati)
  • Prakrit:
    • Hindustani:
      • Hindi: उमड़ना (umaṛnā)
    • Nepali: उम्रनु (umranu)
    • Gujarati: ઉમડવું (umaḍvũ, “to overflow”)
    • Punjabi: ਉਮਡਣਾ (umaḍṇā)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ummaḍ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1942) Indo-Aryan and Hindi‎^[1], University of Calcutta, page 93