𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भल्ल (bhalla).

Adjective

𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮 (bhalla) (Devanagari भल्ल)

good, best, auspicious

Derived terms

𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀬 (bhallaya)

Descendants

Magadhi Prakrit:
- Bengali: ভাল (bhal)
- Early Assamese: ভাল (bhalo)
  - Assamese: ভাল (bhal)
- Sylheti: ꠜꠣꠟꠣ (bála)
⇒ Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀪𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀕 (*bhallaga)
- Hindustani:
  Hindi: भला
  
  Urdu: بھلا
- Old Gujarati: भलउं (bhalaüṃ)
  - Gujarati: ભલું (bhalũ)

Further reading

Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “भल्ल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhalla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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