𑀩𑀸𑀭𑀲

Prakrit

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Cardinal: 𑀩𑀸𑀭𑀲 (bārasa)

Alternative forms

• 𑀩𑀸𑀭𑀳 (bāraha) — Late Prakrit, Apabhraṃśa

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit द्वादश (dvādaśa).

Numeral

𑀩𑀸𑀭𑀲 (bārasa) (Devanagari बारस, Kannada ಬಾರಸ) (Ardhamagadhi, Maharastri, Sauraseni) (cardinal number)

1. twelve

Descendants

• Eastern:
  • Fiji Hindi: baarah
  • Assamese: বাৰ (bar)
  • Bengali: বারো (barō)
  • Bishnupriya Manipuri: বারো (baro)
  • Odia: ବାର (bāra)
• → Dhivehi: ބާރަ (bāra) (semi-learned)
• Southern:
  • Old Marathi: 𑘤𑘰𑘨𑘰 (bārā), 𑘤𑘰𑘨𑘭𑘲 (bārasī), 𑘤𑘰𑘨𑘭𑘹𑘽 (bāraseṃ)
    • Marathi: बारा (bārā), बारस (bāras), बारसे (bārse)
• Central:
  • Gujarati: બાર (bār)
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: बारह (bārah), बारस (bāras)
    • Urdu: بارہ (bārah)
  • Nepali: बाह्र (bāhra)
  • Punjabi: ਬਾਰਾਂ (bārā̃)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bārasa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press