𑀧𑀳𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇

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Prakrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *प्रभुत्वति (prabhutvati), an unattested verb from the root प्रभू (prabhū, to surpass; to control).[1]

Verb

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𑀧𑀳𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇 (pahuppaï) (Devanagari पहुप्पइ, Kannada ಪಹುಪ್ಪಇ) (intransitive) (Maharastri) [2]

  1. to be powerful
  2. to reach

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pahuppaï”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 207.