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A substrate borrowing.
*𑀦𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*naṭṭa)[1]
- defective, lesser: vague meanings pertaining to being lesser in e.g. height, strength, prestige
- *𑀦𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*naṭṭa)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀡𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*ṇaṭṭa)
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: नाटा (nāṭā, “short, dwarf”)
- Urdu: ناٹا (nāṭā)
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਨਾਟਾ (nāṭā, “short, dwarf”)
- Shahmukhi script: ناٹا (nāṭā)
- *𑀦𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*naṭṭha) (perhaps influenced by Sanskrit नष्ट (naṣṭa, “destroyed”))
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Odia: ନାଠା (nāṭhā, “dwarfish”)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀡𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*ṇaṭṭha)
- Nepali: नाठो (nāṭho, “bachelor”) (derogatory)
- ⇒ Ashokan Prakrit: *𑀦𑀝𑁆𑀞-𑀭 (*naṭṭha-ra)
- Maharastri Prakrit:
- Marathi: नठारा (naṭhārā, “useless”)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Gujarati: નઠારું (naṭhārũ, “wicked”)
- *𑀦𑀟𑁆𑀠 (*naḍḍha)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀡𑀟𑁆𑀠 (*ṇaḍḍha)
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਨੱਢਾ (naḍḍhā, “old person”), ਨੱਢੀ (naḍḍhī, “old woman”)
- *𑀦𑀡𑁆𑀠 (*naṇḍha)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀡𑀁𑀠 (*ṇaṃḍha)
- Sindhi:
- Arabic script: نَنڍو (naṇḍho, “small, short”)
- Devanagari script: नंढो (naṇḍho)