𑀮𑀼𑀔

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit वृक्ष (vṛkṣá) (compare रुक्ष (rukṣa), रूक्ष (rūkṣa)).

Noun

𑀮𑀼𑀔 (lukha /lukkha/) m (Dhauli, Jaugada, Kalsi)

1. tree

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli, Jaugada and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀯𑁆𑀭𑀙 (“tree”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀮𑀼𑀔 (lukha)
East	Dhauli	𑀮𑀼𑀔 (lukha)
	Jaugada	𑀮𑀼𑀔 (lukha)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨪𐨂𐨖 (rucha)
	Mansehra	𐨪𐨂𐨖 (rucha)
West	Girnar	𑀯𑁆𑀭𑀙 (vracha)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀯𑁆𑀭𑀙 (“tree”)
𑀮𑀼𑀔 (lukha) (3) 𐨪𐨂𐨖 (rucha) (2) 𑀯𑁆𑀭𑀙 (vracha) (1)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀭𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (rukkha)
• Khasa Prakrit:
  • Nepali: रुख (rukh)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀭𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (rukkha)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘨𑘳𑘏 (rukha), 𑘨𑘳𑘽𑘏 (ruṃkha)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਰੁੱਖ (rukkha) / رُکھ (rukh)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀭𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (rukkha)
  • Hindustani: rūkh

    Hindi: रूख

    Urdu: رُوکھ (rūkh)

  • Romani: rukh

References

• Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 43.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rukṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press