𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀅

Maharastri Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit मरकत (marakata). Cognate with Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀤 (maragada), Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀬 (maragaya).

Noun

𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀅 (maragaä) m or n

emerald

References

Richard Pischel (1900) Grammatik der Prakrit-Sprachen [Comparative Grammar Of The Prakrit Languages]‎, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, published 1957, page 149
Alfred C. Woolner (1917) An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, page 209

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