𑀧𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पौष्कर (pauṣkara).

Adjective

𑀧𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭 (pŏkkhara) (Devanagari पोक्खर)

1. relating to the lotus

Descendants

• Central:
  • Hindustani: pokhar, pokhrā
    • Hindi: पोखर, पोखरा
    • Urdu: پوکھَر, پوکھرا
• Eastern:
  • Assamese: পুখুৰী (pukhuri)
  • Old Bengali: পুখুর (pukhur)
    • Bengali: পুকুর (pukur)
  • Bihari: पोखर (pokhar), पोखरा (pŏkhrā)
    • Bhojpuri: पोखरा (pōkhᵊrā), पोखरी (pōkhᵊrī)
    • Maithili: पोखर (pōkhar), पोखरी (pōkhᵊrī)
  • Odia: ପୋଖରୀ (pokhari)
• Northern:
  • Kumaoni: पोखर (pokhar), प्वोखर (pʷokhar)
  • Nepali: पोखरि (pokhari)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: pokhar

    Gurmukhi script: ਪੋਖਰ

    Shahmukhi script: پوکھَر

• Southern:
  • Marathi: पोखर (pokhar)
  • Sinhalese: පොකුර (pokura)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पोक्खर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].