𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇
Prakrit
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. A connection to 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀽𑀬𑀢𑁂 (brūyate, “speaks”) via metathesis (e.g. > *bū̆ryate/*bū̆lyate > bullaï, for which compare 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (pallaṭṭaï)) is semantically appealing. Late Sanskrit 𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀓 (bollaka, “speaker”) is likely a borrowing from Prakrit.
Verb
[edit]𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (bŏllaï) (Devanagari बोल्लइ, Kannada ಬೊಲ್ಲಇ) (intransitive) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) [1][2][3]
Descendants
[edit]- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: बोल्नु (bolnu)
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- ⇒ Sanskrit: बोल्लक (bollaka)
References
[edit]More information
- ^ Sir George Abraham Grierson (1924), “The Prakrit Dhātv-ādēśas: According to the Western and the Eastern Schools of Prakrit Grammarians.”, in Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal[1], volume VIII, number 2, Calcutta, page 146.
- ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “बोल्ल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 639.
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bōll”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 528: “Pk. bollaï, bullaï 'speaks'”