Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/π π§ππ§
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Ashokan Prakrit
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Imitative of baby talk. Compare Proto-Dravidian *appa.
Noun
[edit]*π π§ππ§ (*appa) m
- dad, papa
- Synonym: *π©πΈπ§ππ§ (*bΔppa)
Descendants
[edit]- Maharastri Prakrit: π
π§ππ§ (appa)
- Marathi: ΰ€ΰ€ͺΰ€Ύ (ΔpΔ)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: π π§ππ§ (appa)
References
[edit]- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969β1985) βappaβ, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press