𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀁𑀦
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit हिरण्य (híraṇya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃-en-yo-m, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow, golden”). Cognate with Pali hirañña.
Alternative forms
Attested at Girnar and Sopara.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀁𑀦 (“gold”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀳𑀺𑀮𑀁𑀦 (hilaṃna) |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀳𑀺𑀮𑀁𑀦 (hilaṃna) |
| Jaugada | 𑀳𑀺𑀮𑀁𑀦 (hilaṃna) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨱𐨁𐨪𐨙 (hiraña) |
| Mansehra | 𐨱𐨁𐨪𐨙 (hiraña) | |
| West | Girnar | 𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀁𑀦 (hiraṃna) |
| Sopara | 𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀁𑀦 (hiraṃna) | |
| South | Siddapura | 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀁𑀡 (suvaṃṇa) |
| Brahmagiri | 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀁𑀡 (suvaṃṇa) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀁𑀦 (“gold”) | ||
|---|---|---|
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “híraṇya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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