𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुरुष (púruṣa). Cognate with Pali purisa.

Noun

𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa) (Allahabad, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh, Rampurva)

1. man, male

   Synonym: 𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲 (munisa)

2. servant, agent

Alternative forms

Attested at Allahabad-Kosambi, Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva.

Dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (“man, male”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Delhi-Topra	𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)
	Rampurva	𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)
	Lauriya-Nandangarh	𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)
	Lauriya-Araraj	𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)
	Allahabad-Kosambi	𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)
East	Dhauli	𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (“man, male”)
𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀲 (pulisa) (6)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (puliśa)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀲 (purisa)

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 84.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “púruṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press