𑀕𑀡𑁂𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀕𑀡𑀇 (gaṇaï)

Etymology

From Sanskrit गणयति (gaṇayati). Cognate with Pali gaṇeti.

Verb

𑀕𑀡𑁂𑀇 (gaṇei) (Devanagari गणेइ, Kannada ಗಣೇಇ) (transitive) (Maharastri)

1. to count

Descendants

• Central:
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀕𑀦𑀤𑀺 (ganadi)
    • Awadhi: गनब (ganab)
    • Hindustani: ginnā
      • Hindi: गिनना
      • Urdu: گننا
• Eastern:
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Assamese: গণিব (gonibo)
    • Bengali: গোনা (gōna), গণা (gona)
    • Bihari: गिनब
      • Bhojpuri: गनल (ganal)
      • Maithili: गनब (ganab)
    • Odia: ଗଣିବା (gôṇiba)
• Northern:
  • Khasa Prakrit:
    • Central Pahari:
      • Kumaoni: गण्णो (gaṇṇo)
    • Eastern Pahari:
      • Nepali: गन्नु (gannu)
    • Western Pahari:
      • Jaunsari: गण्नोँ (gaṇnō̃)
• Northwestern:
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Takka Apabhramsa:
      • Punjabi: giṇṇā
        • Gurmukhi script: ਗਿਣਣਾ
        • Shahmukhi script: گِݨَّہ
        • Lahnda: گݨݨ (gaṇaṇ)
    • Vracada Apabhramsa:
      • Sindhi: gaṇaṇu

        Arabic script: گَڻَڻُ

        Devanagari script: गणणु

        • Jadgali: [script needed] (gaṇnu)
        • Kachchi: ગણણૂ (gaṇṇū)
• Southern:
  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Dhivehi: ގުނަނީ (gunanī)
    • Sinhalese: ගණිනවා (gaṇinawā)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀕𑀡𑀇 (gaṇaï)
    • Old Marathi: 𑘐𑘜𑘜𑘹 (gaṇaṇe)
      • Marathi: गणणे (gaṇṇe)
• Western:
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀕𑀦𑀤𑀺 (ganadi)
    • Old Gujarati: गिनइ (ginaï)
      • Gujarati: ગણવું (gaṇvũ)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 350.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gaṇáyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press