Reconstruction:Sanskrit/गावुत

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɑː.ʋu.tɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑː.ʋu.t̪ɐ/
• Hyphenation: गा‧वु‧त

Noun

*गावुत • (gāvuta) stem, ?

1. league (a measure of distance)

Descendants

• Pali: gāvuta
• Prakrit: 𑀕𑀸𑀊𑀅 (gāūa), 𑀕𑀸𑀉 (gāu)
  • Central:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Hindustani: gau
        • Hindi: गौ
        • Urdu: گَو (gau)
  • Northwestern:
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Vracada Apabhramsa:
        • Sindhi: g̠āū

          Arabic script: ڳَاءُو

          Devanagari script: ॻाऊ

  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ގަވި (gavi)
      • Sinhalese: ගවුව (gawuwa), ගව් (gaw)
  • Western:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Gujarati: ગાઉ (gāu)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gavuta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 222