𑀯𑀼𑀠

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás.

Adjective

𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha /vuḍḍha/)[1][2]

  1. old, aged

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli and Jaugada.

Dialectal forms of 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (“aged”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀯𑀼𑀥 /vuddha/ (vudha]] /vuddha/</spa)
East Dhauli 𑀯𑀼𑀠 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha]] /vuḍḍha/</spa)
Jaugada 𑀯𑀼𑀠 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha]] /vuḍḍha/</spa)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨬𐨂𐨝 /vuḍḍha/ (vuḍha]] /vuḍḍha/</spa)
Mansehra 𐨬𐨢𐨿𐨪 (vadhra)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (“aged”)
𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha) (2)
𑀯𑀼𑀥 (vudha) (1)
𐨬𐨂𐨝 (vuḍha) (1)
𐨬𐨢𐨿𐨪 (vadhra) (1)

Descendants
  • Khasa Prakrit:
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)
    • Assamese: বুঢ়া (burha)
    • Bengali: বুড়া (buṛa), বুড়ো (buṛō)
    • Sylheti: ꠛꠥꠠꠣ (buṛa)
    • Bihari:
      • Bhojpuri: बूढ (būḍh)
      • Maithili: बूढ (būṛh)
    • Odia: ବୁଢା (buḍha)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: ਬੁੱਢਾ (buḍḍhā)
    • Sindhi: बुढो (buḍho)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vr̥ddhá2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Bryan Levman (2010) “Aśokan Phonology and the Language of the Earliest Buddhist Tradition”, in Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies‎, pages 57-86
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