𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• loṇiya (Latin script)
• लोणिय (Devanagari script)
• লোণিয (Bengali script)
• ලොණිය (Sinhalese script)
• လောဏိယ or လေႃꧣိယ (Burmese script)
• โลณิย or โลณิยะ (Thai script)
• ᩃᩮᩣᨱᩥᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂລຓິຍ or ໂລຓິຍະ (Lao script)
• លោណិយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄣𑄮𑄕𑄨𑄠 (Chakma script)

Adjective

𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬

1. Brahmi script form of loṇiya (“salty”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁄 (loṇiyo)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)
Accusative (second)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀁 (loṇiyaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂 (loṇiye)
Instrumental (third)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀦 (loṇiyena)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (loṇiyehi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀪𑀺 (loṇiyebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (loṇiyassa) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬 (loṇiyāya) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (loṇiyatthaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (loṇiyānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (loṇiyasmā) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (loṇiyamhā) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (loṇiyehi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀪𑀺 (loṇiyebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (loṇiyassa)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (loṇiyānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (loṇiyasmiṃ) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (loṇiyamhi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂 (loṇiye)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼 (loṇiyesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬 (loṇiya)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)

Declension table of "𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬𑁄 (loṇiyāyo) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)
Accusative (second)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀁 (loṇiyaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬𑁄 (loṇiyāyo) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)
Instrumental (third)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬 (loṇiyāya)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺 (loṇiyāhi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀪𑀺 (loṇiyābhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬 (loṇiyāya)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (loṇiyānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬 (loṇiyāya)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺 (loṇiyāhi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀪𑀺 (loṇiyābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬 (loṇiyāya)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (loṇiyānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬 (loṇiyāya) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬𑀁 (loṇiyāyaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀲𑀼 (loṇiyāsu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂 (loṇiye)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬𑁄 (loṇiyāyo) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)

Declension table of "𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀁 (loṇiyaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 (loṇiyāni)
Accusative (second)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀁 (loṇiyaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 (loṇiyāni)
Instrumental (third)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀦 (loṇiyena)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (loṇiyehi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀪𑀺 (loṇiyebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (loṇiyassa) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬 (loṇiyāya) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (loṇiyatthaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (loṇiyānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (loṇiyasmā) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (loṇiyamhā) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (loṇiyehi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀪𑀺 (loṇiyebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (loṇiyassa)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (loṇiyānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (loṇiyasmiṃ) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (loṇiyamhi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂 (loṇiye)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼 (loṇiyesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬 (loṇiya)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀺 (loṇiyāni)

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लवणित (lavaṇita), लावणिक (lāvaṇika). Cognate with Pali loṇiya, loṇika.

Adjective

𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬 (loṇiya) (Devanagari लोणिय)

1. salty, salted

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁄 (loṇiyo)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)
Accusative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀁 (loṇiyaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂 (loṇiye) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)
Instrumental	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀡 (loṇiyeṇa) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀡𑀁 (loṇiyeṇaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (loṇiyehi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (loṇiyehiṃ)
Dative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀅 (loṇiyāa)	—
Ablative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀑 (loṇiyāo) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀉 (loṇiyāu) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺 (loṇiyāhi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (loṇiyāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (loṇiyassa)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀡 (loṇiyāṇa) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀁 (loṇiyāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (loṇiyammi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂 (loṇiye)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼 (loṇiyesu) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (loṇiyesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬 (loṇiya) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀑 (loṇiyāo) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀉 (loṇiyāu) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)
Accusative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀁 (loṇiyaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀑 (loṇiyāo) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀉 (loṇiyāu) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)
Instrumental	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀏 (loṇiyāe) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀇 (loṇiyāi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀅 (loṇiyāa)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺 (loṇiyāhi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (loṇiyāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀑 (loṇiyāo) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀉 (loṇiyāu)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (loṇiyāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀏 (loṇiyāe) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀇 (loṇiyāi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀅 (loṇiyāa)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀡 (loṇiyāṇa) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀁 (loṇiyāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀏 (loṇiyāe) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀇 (loṇiyāi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀅 (loṇiyāa)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀲𑀼 (loṇiyāsu) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (loṇiyāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂 (loṇiye) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀑 (loṇiyāo) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀉 (loṇiyāu) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀁 (loṇiyaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀁 (loṇiyāiṃ) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀇 (loṇiyāi)
Accusative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀁 (loṇiyaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀁 (loṇiyāiṃ) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀇 (loṇiyāi)
Instrumental	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀡 (loṇiyeṇa) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀡𑀁 (loṇiyeṇaṃ)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺 (loṇiyehi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (loṇiyehiṃ)
Dative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀅 (loṇiyāa)	—
Ablative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀑 (loṇiyāo) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀉 (loṇiyāu) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺 (loṇiyāhi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (loṇiyāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀲𑁆𑀲 (loṇiyassa)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀡 (loṇiyāṇa) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀁 (loṇiyāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (loṇiyammi) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂 (loṇiye)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼 (loṇiyesu) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (loṇiyesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬 (loṇiya) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸 (loṇiyā)	𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀇𑀁 (loṇiyāiṃ) or 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀇 (loṇiyāi)

Descendants

Descendants

• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: ਲੂਣੀ (lūṇī)
• Western:
  • Gujarati: લૂની (lūnī)

Descendants with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)

• Central:
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: लोनिया (loniyā), लूनिया (lūniyā), नोनिया (noniyā), नूनिया (nūniyā)

    Urdu: لُونِیا (lūniyā)

• Eastern:
  • Odia: ଲୁଣିଆ (luṇiā)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “लोणिय”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 730.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lavaṇita”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 637