𑀬𑁄𑀦
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Ashokan Prakrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (y-u-n /yauna/), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn, “an Ionian”).
Noun[edit]
𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona) (Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada, Kalsi)
- a Greek
Alternative forms[edit]
Attested at Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada and Kalsi.
Dialectal forms of 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (“a Greek”) | ||
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Variety | Location | Forms |
Central | Kalsi | 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona) |
East | Dhauli | 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona) |
Jaugada | 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona) | |
Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨩𐨆𐨣 (yona) |
Mansehra | 𐨩𐨆𐨣 (yona) | |
West | Girnar | 𑀬𑁄𑀡 (yoṇa), 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona) |
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (“a Greek”) | ||
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 39.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yavaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Categories:
- Ashokan Prakrit terms borrowed from Old Persian
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Old Persian
- Ashokan Prakrit terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Ashokan Prakrit lemmas
- Ashokan Prakrit nouns
- Ashokan Prakrit nouns in Brahmi script
- Dhauli Ashokan Prakrit
- Girnar Ashokan Prakrit
- Jaugada Ashokan Prakrit
- Kalsi Ashokan Prakrit
- inc-ash:Demonyms