𑀪𑀢𑁆𑀢

Maharastri Prakrit

Etymology

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From , from , from , from the root *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”). Cognate with Pali bhatta.

Noun

1. boiled rice, cooked rice

Descendants

• Old Marathi: 𑘥𑘰𑘝𑘹𑘽 (bhāteṃ), 𑘥𑘰𑘝 (bhāta)
  • Marathi: भात (bhāt)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaktá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 208.

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Sauraseni Prakrit

Etymology

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From , from , from , from the root *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”). Cognate with Pali bhatta.

Noun

1. boiled rice, cooked rice

Descendants

• Gujarati: ભાત (bhāt)
• Hindi: भात (bhāt)
• Punjabi: ਭੱਤ (bhatta) / بھتّ (bhtt)
• Sindhi: ڀَتُ / भतु (bhatu)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhaktá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• George A. Grierson (1925) “Prakritica”, in The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland‎^[1], volume 57, Cambridge University Press, page 226
• Sten Konow (1936) “Note on the Ancient North-Western Prakrit”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London‎^[2], volume 8, Cambridge University Press, page 605