𑀟𑀲𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दशति (dáśati) (with unexpected retroflexion), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daćáti, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ḱ-é-ti (bites). Cognate with Pali डसति (ḍasati).

Verb

𑀟𑀲𑀇 (ḍasaï) (Devanagari डसइ) (transitive)

  1. to bite, sting
  • 𑀉𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀲 (uḍḍasa, bee)
  • 𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀁𑀲 (uddaṃsa, bee)
  • 𑀟𑀁𑀓 (ḍaṃka, biting)
  • 𑀟𑀁𑀲 m (ḍaṃsa, a bite)
  • 𑀟𑀁𑀲𑀇 (ḍaṃsaï, to bite)
  • 𑀟𑀁𑀲𑀡 (ḍaṃsaṇa)
  • 𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ḍakka, bitten)
  • 𑀟𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (ḍakkijjaï, to be bitten)
  • 𑀟𑀝𑁆𑀞 (ḍaṭṭha)
  • 𑀟𑀲𑀡 n (ḍasaṇa, biting)
  • 𑀟𑀲𑀺𑀅 (ḍasia, bitten)
  • 𑀤𑀁𑀲 (daṃsa)
  • 𑀤𑀁𑀲𑀡 (daṃsaṇa)
  • 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀓 (dakka, bitten)
  • 𑀤𑀝𑁆𑀞 (daṭṭha)

Descendants

  • Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Kumaoni: [script needed] (ḍasṇo)
    • Nepali: डस्नु (ḍasnu), डसिनु (ḍasinu)
  • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Old Marathi: 𑘚𑘭𑘜𑘹 (ḍasaṇe)
  • Western Indo-Aryan:

References

  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “डस”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dáśati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 356