𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀤𑀺 (acchadi) — Sauraseni
• 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (akkhaï) — Paisaci

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀙𑀢𑀺 (achati /⁠acchati⁠/), from Sanskrit आक्षेति (ā́kṣeti). Cognate with Pali acchati.

Verb

𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (acchaï) (Devanagari अच्छइ, Kannada ಅಚ್ಛಇ) (intransitive) (Maharastri)

1. to remain

Descendants

• Old Marathi: asaṇe

  Devanagari script: असणे

  Modi script: 𑘀𑘭𑘜𑘹

  • Marathi: असणे (asṇe)

References

• Sir George Abraham Grierson (1924) “The Prakrit Dhātv-ādēśas: According to the Western and the Eastern Schools of Prakrit Grammarians.”, in Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal‎^[1], volume VIII, number 2, Calcutta, page 124.
• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 344.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āˊkṣēti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press