𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀬

Ardhamagadhi Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit मरकत (marakata). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀅 (maragaä), Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀤 (maragada).

Noun

𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀬 (maragaya) 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
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “marakata (9868)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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