𑀪𑁂𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit भैषज्य (bhaiṣajya), from भिषज् (bhiṣaj), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰiš- (“medicine, healing”).[1]

Noun

𑀪𑁂𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚 (bhesajja) n

  1. medicine

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