𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔

Prakrit

Etymology 1

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-?
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćšas
    Sanskrit अक्ष॑ (ákṣa)
    Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha)

    Inherited from Sanskrit अक्ष॑ (ákṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- + *-os.

    Noun

    𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha) m (Devanagari अक्ख) [1]

    1. axle
    2. collarbone
    Descendants
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • ⇒ Bihari: अखौत (akhaut), अखौता (akhautā)
      • Odia: ଅଖ (akha)
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
      • Sinhalese: අක (aka), අකුව (akuwa)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Marathi: 𑘁𑘽𑘏 (āṃkha), 𑘁𑘎 (āka)
        • Marathi: (ās) (< *𑘁𑘽𑘭 (*āṃsa))
          Devanagari script: आस
          Modi script: 𑘁𑘭
        • Varhadi: (ākh, ās) (< *𑘁𑘽𑘭 (*āṃsa))
          Devanagari script: आख, आस
          Modi script: 𑘁𑘏, 𑘁𑘭
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    Etymology 2

  • Etymology tree
    Sanskrit अ॒क्ष (akṣá)
    Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha)

    Inherited from Sanskrit अ॒क्ष (akṣá).

    Noun

    𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha) m (Devanagari अक्ख) [2]

    1. (gambling) die
    2. the plant Elaeocarpus angustifolius or its seed
    Descendants
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
      • Sinhalese: අක (aka)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Nepali: आख (ākh)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ákṣa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 1
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “akṣá²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 2

    Further reading

    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “अक्ख”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
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