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§ 373 1
ON THE MODERN INDO-ARYAN VERNACULARS
[DECEMBER, 1933
H. B. P. turant, Bg. turanta, G. turat, at once; M. turl, at present.
S. sawid" or sawaḍ".
Vivar-, hasten.
svādaḥ, taste.
373. Vocalization of y and v is also common in Dardic. Thus :
Skr. surya-; Kl. sūri, Gwr. suri, Ş. sūri, Kš. sürě or siri, My. swir, Grw. sir, Aš. sü, Trw. si, the sun.
Waxi yav., eat; Bs. As. Wai Vyu-, but Paš. Ve-, cat.
Av. eräyō; Bă. Kl. Ks. treh, Aš. trä, Wai. tre, S. cei, Trw. ça, Kh. troi, Grw. thle, Paš. hle, three.
v is generally vocalized to u, Ŏ, but va sometimes becomes, probably through an intermediate form (y)a (cf. Kurdish neh, nine, GIP. II, ii, 266). Thus :
Skr. svarna-; Bă. Aš. son, Wai. Ş. Gwr. son, Paš. sōnā, Kš. son, gold.
Skr. sva-, Av, xa-to; V. šo, Wai, šu, self.
Av. span, Skr. évan-; Gwr. šuna, Ks. hun", Paš. buṛ-ing, S. ču, Wai. tsu; but Kl. šer (=šen), a dog.
Skr. pravat-; Gwr. puda-mi, Paš. pora, Kh. pru-šta, before.
Skr. ktkavaku-; V. kakoku, but Kl. kakawak, a cock.
OPrs.
siyav-, Av. Všav-; Wai. Vcu-, Grw. Vco-, go.
Prs. lawand; Bs. lone, but Aš. lawen, Wai. laver, Gwr. lawand, a slave.
Av. xšvaš; Bă. Trw. so, V. uşu, Aš. Wai. şu Grw. šo, My. šoh, but Paš. ša, xe, S. ča;
six.
Av. j(i)vant-; Bă. šuwa, Wai, šuda, Kl. Kh. jun"; but Gwr. zien, Ş. jino, alive.
