𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀢𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀳 (tiṇha)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *tikšnás

Sanskrit ती॒क्ष्ण (tīkṣṇá)

Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔

Inherited from Sanskrit ती॒क्ष्ण (tīkṣṇá). Cognate with Pali तिक्ख (tikkha).

Adjective

𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (tikkha) (Devanagari तिक्ख)

1. sharp
   • c. 1122 – 1123, Devendra, Uttarādhyayana-Vṛtti I. Bambhadatta page 16, line 28:

     […] 𑀢𑀸𑀟𑀺𑀑 𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔-𑀅𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀲𑁂𑀡 […]

     […] tāḍio tikkha-aṃkuseṇa […]

     […] [the prince] beat [the elephant] with the sharp hook […]

2. strong, intense

Derived terms

• *𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔-𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*tikkha-ṭṭa) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀝𑁆𑀝- (-ṭṭa-))
  • Konkani: tikhaṭ

    Devanagari script: तिखट

    Kannada script: ತಿಖಟ್

    Latin script: tikot

  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: तिखट (tikhaṭa)

    Modi script: 𑘝𑘲𑘏𑘘 (tīkhaṭa)

    • Marathi: तिखट (tikhaṭ)
• *𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔-𑀟 (*tikkha-ḍa) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-))
  • Assamese: তীখৰ (tikhor)
• *𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀓𑀸 (*tikkhikā) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-))
  • Old Marathi: tīkhī ("mustard plant")

    Devanagari script: तीखी

    Modi script: 𑘝𑘲𑘏𑘲

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Hindi: तीषा (tīṣā /⁠tīkhā⁠/)
    • Hindi: तीखा (tīkhā)
    • Urdu: تیکھا (tīkhā)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Assamese: তীখা (tikha)
• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Konkani: तीख (tīkh)
  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: तीख (tīkha), तिख (tikha)

    Modi script: 𑘝𑘲𑘏 (tīkha)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “तिक्ख”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• E.B. Cowell (1868), The Prákṛit Prakáśa‎^[1], London: Trübner & Co., page 127
• Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957), Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 219
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tīkṣṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press