Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀝𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *𑀞𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ṭhokka)

Noun

*𑀝𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ṭokka)

1. a basket

Descendants

• Central:
  • Hindustani: ṭokrā, ṭokrī
    • Hindi: टोकरा, टोकरी
    • Urdu: توکرَا, توکرِی (tokrī)
• Eastern:
  • Bengali: টোকা (ṭōka), টোকরা (ṭōkra)
  • Bihari: टोकड़ा (ṭokṛā)
  • Odia: ଟୋକାଇ (ṭokāi), ଟୁକୁରା (ṭukurā), ଟୁକନା (ṭukanā), ଟୁକିନି (ṭukini)
• Northern:
  • Central Pahari:
    • Kumaoni: टोकरी (ṭokrī)
  • Eastern Pahari:
    • Nepali: तोक्रा (tokrā), टोक्रि (ṭokri), ठोक्रो (ṭhokro), ठोक्रे (ṭhokre)
  • Western Pahari:
    • Bhadrawahi: टुक्रु (ṭukru)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: ṭokrā

    Gurmukhi script: ਟੋਕਰਾ

    Shahmukhi script: ٹوکرَا

  • Sindhi: ṭokiro, ṭokirī}}

    Arabic script: ٽوڪِرو, ٽوڪِرِي

    Devanagari script: टोकिरो, टोकिरी

• Southern:
  • Dhivehi: ޓުކުރި (ṭukuri)
  • Marathi: टोंकवी (ṭoṅkvī), टोकर (ṭokar), टोकरा (ṭokrā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tokka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 204