Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Sanskrit थूथू (thūthū), ष्ठ्यूत (ṣṭhyūta, “spit out, ejected; the act of spitting”, past participle; noun).

Root

*𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*thukk)[1]

to spit

Derived terms

*𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀢𑀺 (*thukkati, “spits”, present form)
- Prakrit: 𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (thukkaï), 𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀇 (thukkei)
  - Gujarati: થૂંકવું (thū̃kvũ)
  - Hindustani:
    Hindi: थूकना (thūknā)
    Urdu: تُھوکْنَا‎ (thūknā)
  - Old Marathi: thuṃkaṇe
    Devanagari script: थुंकणे
    Modi script: 𑘞𑘳𑘽𑘎𑘜𑘹
    - Marathi: थुंकणे (thuṅkṇe)
  - Nepali: थुक्नु (thuknu)
  - Oriya: ଥୁକିବା (thukiba)
  - Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਥੁੱਕਣਾ (thukkaṇā)
    Shahmukhi script: تُھکّݨا‎ (thukkṇā)
  - Sindhi: thukaṇu
    Arabic script: ٿُڪَڻُ‎
    Devanagari script: थुकणु
*𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*thukka, “spit; saliva”, noun)
- Prakrit: 𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (thukka)
  - Assamese: থু (thu)
  - Gujarati: થૂંક (thū̃k)
  - Hindustani: thūk
    Hindi: थूक
    
    Urdu: تُھوک‎
  - Marathi: थूक (thūk)
  - Nepali: थुक् (thuk)
  - Oriya: ଥୁକ (thukô)
  - Punjabi: thukk
    - Gurmukhi script: ਥੁੱਕ
    - Shahmukhi script: تُھکّ‎
  - Sindhi: thuka
    - Arabic script: ٿُڪَ‎
    - Devanagari script: थुक

References

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

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[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*thukk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press