𑀓𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit कवि (kaví), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kawHíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káwHiš, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-. Compare Pali kavi.

Noun

𑀓𑀇 (kaï) m

poet, seer

References

Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 10.

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