𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟

Prakrit

Etymology 1

  • Etymology tree
    Sanskrit मर्क (marka)?
    Sanskrit -ट (-ṭa)?
    Sanskrit म॒र्कट॑ (markáṭa)
    Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (makkaḍa)

    Inherited from Sanskrit म॒र्कट॑ (markáṭa), possibly from मर्क (marka) + -ट (-ṭa).

    Noun

    𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (makkaḍa) m (Devanagari मक्कड) [1]

    2. monkey
      Synonym: 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀭 (vāṇara)
    Alternative forms
    • 𑀫𑀁𑀓𑀟 (maṃkaḍa), 𑀫𑀁𑀓𑀡 (maṃkaṇa)
    • 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟𑀻 f (makkaḍī)
    Descendants
    • Apabhramsa: मक्कल (makkala)
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
      • Sinhalese: මකුළුවා (makuḷuwā)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Nepali: माकल (mākal)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Konkani: मांकड (māṅkaḍ), मांकोड (māṅkoḍ)
      • Old Marathi: माकोडा (mākoḍā)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: માકડું (mākḍũ, “red-faced monkey”)

    Etymology 2

  • Etymology tree
    Sanskrit मर्कट (markaṭa)
    Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (makkaḍa)

    Inherited from Sanskrit मर्कट (markaṭa).

    The relationship with Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁄𑀟 (makkoḍa, “kind of insect”), 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀼𑀡 (makkuṇa, “bug”) is unclear; these may be variants of the same term, ultimately loaned from a substrate and Sanskritised.

    Noun

    𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (makkaḍa) m (Devanagari मक्कड) [2]

    2. spider
      Synonym: 𑀓𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀅 (kolia)
    Alternative forms
    • 𑀫𑀁𑀓𑀟 (maṃkaḍa)
    Descendants
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
      • Sinhalese: මකුළුවා (makuḷuwā)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Nepali: माकुरो (mākuro)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        Punjabi: ਮੱਕਡ਼ (makkaṛ, “grasshopper; spider”), ਮੱਕਡ਼ੀ (makkaṛī, “spider”)
        Western Panjabi: مَکَّڑ (makkaṛ, “grasshopper; spider”), مَکَّڑِی (makkaṛī, “spider”)
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: مَڪَڙُ (“locust”), مَڪِڙيِ
        Devanagari script: मकड़ु (“locust”), मकिड़ी
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: માકડ (mākaḍ, “bedbug”), માકડી (mākḍī)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “markáṭa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 568
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “markaṭa²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 568

    Further reading

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