𑀲𑀁𑀟𑀓

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit साण्ड (sā́ṇḍa, “uncastrated (as a bull)”, adjective) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Noun

𑀲𑀁𑀟𑀓 (saṃḍaka) (Delhi-Topra, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh, Rampurva)

1. a bull

Related terms

• *𑀲𑀁𑀟 (*saṃḍa) (without Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-))
  • Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀟 (saṃḍa)
    • Assamese: ষাঁড় (xãr)
    • Bengali: ষাঁড় (śãṛ)
    • Gujarati: સાંઢ (sā̃ḍh)
    • Hindustani: sā̃ṛ

      Hindi: साँड़

      Urdu: سان٘ڈ (sā̃ḍ)

    • Marathi: सांड (sāṇḍa)
    • Nepali: साँड़् (sā̃ṛ)
    • Odia: ଶଣ୍ଡ (śôṇḍô)
    • Punjabi: ਸਾਂਢ (sāṇḍh)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sāˊṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 769