𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जम्बुद्वीप (jambudvīpa); equivalent to *𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼 (*jaṃbu, “jambul”) + *𑀤𑀻𑀧 (*dīpa, “island”).[1] Compare Pali jambudīpa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˌd͡ʑɐm.bu(d)ˈdiː.pɐ]

Noun

𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa) m (Ahraura, Bahapur, Bairat, Gavimath, Gujarra, Maski, Nittur, Palkigundu, Rajula Mandagiri, Ratampurva, Rupnath, Sahasram, Saru Maru, Udegolam, Yerragudi)

  1. India (a region of Asia)[2]
    • c. 257 BCE, Aśoka, Minor Rock Edict 1, Sahasram:
      𑀏𑀢𑁂𑀦 𑀘 𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀮𑁂𑀦 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀲𑀺 𑁇 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀁𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸 𑁇 𑀲𑀁𑀢 𑁇 𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺𑀲𑀸 𑀫𑀺𑀲𑀁𑀤𑁂𑀯 𑀓𑀝𑀸
      etena ca aṃtalena jaṃbudīpasi . aṃmisaṃdevā . saṃta . munisā misaṃdeva kaṭā
      And at this time in India, men unmingled with the gods have been made mingled with the gods.

Descendants
  • Gandhari: 𐨗𐨎𐨦𐨂𐨡𐨁𐨬 (jaṃbudiva)
    • → Khotanese: jaṃbutīvä
    • → Parthian: 𐫉𐫖𐫁𐫇𐫅𐫏𐫃 (zmbwdyg /⁠zambudīg⁠/)[3]
  • Prakrit: 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (jaṃbudīva), 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa)
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ދަނބިދޫ (daᵐbidū) (obsolete 𑤞𑤢𑤳𑤝𑤳𑤩𑤳 (dhabuduvu /⁠daᵐbuduvu⁠/))[4]
      • Sinhalese: දඹදිව (daᵐbadiwa)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jambudvīpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 283
  2. Harry Falk (2013) “Remarks on the Minor Rock Edict of Ashoka at Ratanpurwa”, in N. P. Joshi, Kamal Giri, editors, Jnana-Pravaha Research Journal, volume 16, Varanasi: Jnana-Pravaha Center for Cultural Studies and Research, page 40.
  3. Nicholas Sims-Williams (1983) “Indian elements in Parthian and Sogdian”, in K. Röhrborn, W. Veenker, editors, Sprachen des Buddhismus in Zentralasien (Veröffentlichungen der Societas Uralo-Altaica; 16), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, page 134.
  4. Sonja Fritz (2002) “Morphology”, in The Dhivehi language - a descriptive and historical grammar of Maldivian and its dialects (Beiträge zur Südasienforschung; 191), Würzburg: Ergon Verlag, page 60

Prakrit

Noun

𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀧 (jaṃbudīpa) m (Devanagari जंबुदीप)

  1. Alternative form of 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀤𑀻𑀯 (jaṃbudīva, “India”)
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