𐨩𐨎𐨙

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Niya Prakrit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit यज्ञ (yajñá). Cognate with Pali yañña, Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡 (jaṇṇa).

Noun

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𐨩𐨎𐨙 (yaṃña)

  1. yajna, sacrifice

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yajna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 601
  • Stefan Baums with Andrew Glass (2016) “yaṃña”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari[1]