𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀇 (thukkei)
• 𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺 (thukkadi) — Śaurasenī

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Sanskrit थूथू (thūthū), ष्ठ्यूत (ṣṭhyūta, “spit out, ejected; the act of spitting”, past participle; noun).

Perhaps borrowed from Dravidian, compare Gondi తుహ్కల్ (tuhkal), Telugu తుపుక్కు (tupukku).

Verb

𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (thukkaï) (Devanagari थुक्कइ, Kannada ಥುಕ್ಕಇ) (ambitransitive) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. to spit

Derived terms

• 𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (thukka, “saliva”)
• 𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀇 (thukkārei, “disdains, spits on”)
• 𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀺𑀅 (thukkia, “spat”)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: थूकना (thūknā)

    Urdu: تُھوکْنَا (thūknā)

• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Odia: ଥୁକିବା (thukibā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: थुक्नु (thuknu)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਥੁੱਕਣਾ (thukkaṇā)

    Shahmukhi script: تُھکّݨا (thukkṇā)

  • Sindhi: thukaṇu

    Arabic script: ٿُڪَڻُ (thukaṇu)

    Devanagari script: थुकणु

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Marathi: thuṃkaṇe

    Devanagari script: थुंकणे

    Modi script: 𑘞𑘳𑘽𑘎𑘜𑘹

    • Marathi: थुंकणे (thuṅkṇe)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: થૂંકવું (thū̃kvũ)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “thukkaï”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 347