Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

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Noun

*𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*triḍḍa) m

1. locust

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
  • Bihari: टीड़ी, टिर्री
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi script: ਟਿੱਡਾ (ṭiḍḍā), ਟਿੱਡੀ (ṭiḍḍī)

      Shahmukhi script: ٹِڈّا (ṭiḍḍā), ٹِّڈِی (ṭṭiḍī)

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Saraiki: تْرِڈّا (triḍḍā)
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: تِڏُ (tiḍ̤u, “cricket”)

      Devanagari script: तिॾु (tiḍ̤u, “cricket”)

• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀢𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟 (tiḍḍa)
  • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: તીડ (tīḍ)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Hindustani:

      Hindi: टिड्डा (ṭiḍḍā), टिड्डी (ṭiḍḍī), टीड़ी (ṭīṛī)

      Urdu: ٹِڈّا (ṭiḍḍā)

References

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