𐨗𐨅𐨛

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Niya Prakrit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ (jyéṣṭha). Cognate with Pali jeṭṭha, Prakrit 𑀚𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (jĕṭṭha).

Noun

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𐨗𐨅𐨛 (jeṭha)

  1. the eldest brother

References

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  • Thomas Burrow (1937) The Language of the Kharosthi Documents from Chinese Turkestan[1], London: Cambridge University Press, page 93
  • Stefan Baums with Andrew Glass (2016) “jeṭha”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari[2]
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyḗṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 291