𑀢𑀑

Prakrit

Etymology

From an earlier *tayo, from Ashokan Prakrit 𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨩𐨆‎ (trayo, nominative), from Sanskrit त्रयस् (tráyas)[1] (see त्रि (trí)). Cognate with Pali tayo. Related to 𑀢𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺 (tiṇṇi).

Numeral

𑀢𑀑 (tao) (Devanagari तओ) (Ardhamagadhi) (cardinal number)[2][3]

  1. three

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tráyaḥ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 315.
  3. Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 41.
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