𑀳𑁄𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀳𑀼𑀯𑁃 (huvai)

Etymology

From Sanskrit भवति (bhávati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰáwati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwH-e-ti, from *bʰuH-. Compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀤𑀺 (bhodi).

Verb

𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi) (Devanagari होइ, Kannada ಹೋಇ) (intransitive) (Maharastri)

1. to become; be

Descendants

• Old Marathi: 𑘮𑘻𑘜𑘹 (hoṇe)
  • Marathi: होणे (hoṇe)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhávati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 214.