𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala).

Noun

𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala) n (Devanagari वद्दल, Kannada ವದ್ದಲ) (Jain Māhārāṣṭrī)

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   Synonyms: 𑀫𑁂𑀖 (megha), 𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪 (abbha)

   • c. 1140, Laksmaṇa Gaṇi, Supāsanāha Caria

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀁 (vaddalaṃ)	𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸𑀇𑀁 (vaddalāiṃ) or 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸𑀇 (vaddalāi)
Accusative	𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀁 (vaddalaṃ)	𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸𑀇𑀁 (vaddalāiṃ) or 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸𑀇 (vaddalāi)
Instrumental	𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑁂𑀡 (vaddaleṇa) or 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑁂𑀡𑀁 (vaddaleṇaṃ)	𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑁂𑀳𑀺 (vaddalehi) or 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (vaddalehiṃ)
Dative	𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸𑀅 (vaddalāa)	—
Ablative	𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸𑀑 (vaddalāo) or 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸𑀉 (vaddalāu) or 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸 (vaddalā) or 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺 (vaddalāhi) or 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (vaddalāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀲𑁆𑀲 (vaddalassa)	𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸𑀡 (vaddalāṇa) or 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸𑀡𑀁 (vaddalāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (vaddalammi) or 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑁂 (vaddale)	𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀼 (vaddalesu) or 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (vaddalesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala) or 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸 (vaddalā)	𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸𑀇𑀁 (vaddalāiṃ) or 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮𑀸𑀇 (vaddalāi)

Descendants

Descendants

• Central:
  • Hindustani: bādal

    Hindi: बादल

    Urdu: بادَل

• Eastern:
  • Bengali: বাদল (badol)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: baddaḷ

    Gurmukhi script: ਬੱਦਲ਼

    Shahmukhi script: بَدَّࣇ

• Western:
  • Gujarati: વાદળ (vādaḷ)
  • Marwari: बादळ (bādaḷ)
• Southern:
  • Marathi: वादळ (vādaḷ)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “वद्दल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 745.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vārdala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 674