Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀪𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇

This 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.

Prakrit

Etymology

Replacing अभ्यङ्क्ते (abhyaṅkte, “annoints oneself”), from the root अभ्यञ्ज् (abhyañj), from अभि (abhi) +‎ अञ्ज् (añj, “to annoint”), probably by analogy as if to be from a passive *अभ्यज्यते (abhyajyate). See 𑀪𑀕𑁆𑀕 (bhagga) for more.

Verb

*𑀪𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (*bhijjaï)

1. is annointed, gets wet, is smeared

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Hindi:
    • Hindustani: भीजना / بھیجنا (bhījnā)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Assamese: ভিজা (bhiza)
  • Bengali: ভিজা (bhija)
  • Odia: ଭିଜିଯିବା (bhijijibā)
• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘱𑘕𑘜𑘹 (bhijaṇe)
    • Marathi: भिजणे (bhijṇe)
  • Konkani: भिज्चे (bhijce), भिजप (bhijap)

From a past participle *𑀪𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡 (*bhiṇṇa) by analogy to 𑀪𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡 (bhiṇṇa, “having been split”) ~ 𑀪𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (bhijjaï, “is split”) (from भिन्न (bhinna) ~ भिद्यते (bhidyate)):

• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi: ਭਿੰਨਾ (bhinnā, “wet”)
  • Sindhi: ڀنو (bhino)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: ભીનું (bhīnũ, “wet”)

References

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