𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सव्य (savya). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (hwy /⁠hōy⁠/, “left, left-hand”).

Adjective

𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯 (savva) (Devanagari सव्व)

  1. left, left-hand

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