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(ii) अइए 100. अइराणी (1,58), एराणी ( 1,147) — Indra's consort'
( इन्द्राणी). 101. मइहरो (6, 121 ), मेहगे (ibid., com.) — the village
headman' (ग्रामप्रवर:). cf. PSM. मयहरो.
(iii) अय> ए 102. वेणिों ( 7, 75) • censure' (From *क्यणिअं, Sk. वचनीयम्).
For the shortening cf. Pk. पाणि, Sk. पानीयम् . 103. वयली, वेली ( 7, 34) — sort of creeper ' ( निद्राकरी लता ). 104. मेडभा ( 6, 139), 'a deer snare ' (मृगतन्तुः).
This derives from मयड भी > Sk. मृग-दभ: 'a deception for deer'. cf. Pk. दंभा. डंभो. With मृग-तन्तु: cf. lexical मृगजालिका in the same sense.
(iv) अउ > ओ 105. तउवट्टिा , तोवट्टो ( 5, 23 ) — sort of ear-ornament called
त्रपुपट्टिका in Sk.' 106. बउहारी, बोहारी (6, 97) ' broom ' derive from बहुआरी
i.e. बहुकारी 'the multiplier, the bringer of abundance,' the euphemistic coinage for the tabooed
word Amit or its equivalents. 107. मउडी (6, 117), मोडी (6, 117) जूट:.
(v) अव > ओ () 108. दवत्ति (Ap. literature ) quickly, suddenly '.
दुत्ति ( from दात्ति) (5, 41 ) quickly' (शीघ्र ). 109. दवरा (5, 35 ) ' thread ' ( तन्तुः) (cf. Guj. दोरा,
H. दोरा ).
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