Indian Antiquary Vol 46

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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FEBRUARY, 1917)
THE DRAVIDIAN ELEMENT IN PRAKRIT
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sister's husband.' cf. Can. bhava, S. bhama. 7. P. vahu ni, elder brother's wife. This iy probably derived from the Sanskritised form, vadhuni, cf. Tel, vadine. (For the change of medial i to u cf. Tam. masir, hair,' P. mâsuri.
Parts of the body :-1. P. bondi 'form, face, body.' cf. Tam. Tel. bondi. 2. P. pottam, belly.' cf. Tel. po!ta., Can. potte. 3. P. khaddam, beard' cf. Tel. gaddamu Can. gadda, Tam, kaffai. 4. P. masurî, beard ' cf. Tam. mahir. For chunge of medial i to u. cf. Tel. vadine, P. vahuni. 5. P. pund ho, hollow, hollow of the loins.' cf. Tam. pundai 'female organ of generation.' 6. P. madó, neck,' cf. Tel. meda. (for change of medial e to a cf. Tel. reddi, P. raddhi: see below). 7. P. kandala, cheek.' cf. Can. Tel. Tam, kanna (vide Kittel's Kannada-English Dictionary, (Pref.) p. 17.)
Personal nouns. 1. P. raddhi, Chief, head'ef. Can. Tel. reddi, 'the title of agriculturists.' 2. P. sethi (S. šrêsthin the headman of a village. cf. Can., Tel. cetti., Tuļu. setti. 3. P. talaró, a village watchman.' Dr. Pischel derives it from talavara, talaváranam, glove of an archer' (cf. S. skandhavara, P. khandhára.of. Tam, taleyâri (from taleyayi iru 'to be at the head.'), Tel. talari, Can. taleyari. 4. P. pôó, boy' (S. pôta, young one of an animal'). cf. Can. pôtu, 'a he-goat.' Tel. pñtu, 'young one of an animal'. 5. P. padiajjha parli ajjha). For padi cf. Tel. badi, ' a school.' (For change of b to p. cf. Tel. balli, Skt. palli, a lizard'). 6. P. pad ujuvai, (paduju vai fem. term. corr. to S, vati), a young girl. of. Tel. padušu, a young girl. (For change of c toj of. . pijaci, P. pisaji). 7. P. súla, a courtezan,' cf. Can. alle. 8. P. Zla, ella, & poor man,' of. Tam. illân, 'a poor man, Tam. illai, Can. illa, there is not. 8. P. kuruló, a man with curly hair.' cf. Tel. kurulu, Can. kurul, Tam. suru!, to twist, curl.' 9. P. kurudio, unkind, clever man.' cf. Tam. kurudan. Can. kuruda, 'blind man.' (change of meaning can be easily explained). 10. P. marthô, * lazy man.' cf. Can., Tel. maddi,' stupid, dull, awkward person.'
Names of Animals. 1. P. pulli, 'tiger.' cf. Dr. puli. 2. P. pâva, snake.' cf. Can. pâvu. Tel. pamu, Tam. pâmbu. 3. P. karadá, 'tiger' of. Tam., Can, karadi, 'a bear.' 4. P. mangusô muggasó, 'ichneumon.' cf. Tel. mungisa, Can, mungisi. 5. P. kira, '& parrot. cf. Can. kiru, to cry,' Dr. kiți. 6. P. kirah, kidi, ' a pig.' cf. Dr. kiru, 'to scrape, scratch.'
Miscellaneous. l. P. cicci, fire.' cf: Tel. cičču, Can. kiccu. 2. P. nêsaro, sun,' cf. Can. nêsar, Tam. âyir. 3. P. jhadi, torrent of rain.' of. Tel. jadi, Can. jadi 4. P. adddo, looking glass.' of. Tel. addamu. 5. P. pasindi, 'gold.' of. Tel. pasidi. 6. P. vairam, diamond, Tam, vairam 7. P. pendam,' anklet.'of. Tel, pendaramu, an anklet.' 8. P. châna, châni, cow-dung. In the sense of cloth, P. châna Skt. chádana. In the sense of cow-dung from S. chagana (Can. sagani), of. Tam, ódni. 9. P. úró. village.' Cf. Tel. úru, Tam. ûr, Heb. år, 'a city,' Assyrian, uru. 10. P. madiam, ' a house.' cf. Tam. madam, a house." 11. P. ummaró, 'threshold,'of. T. ummarapadi. 12. P. kassa, kachcharó, 'mud.' of. Tel. kasavu, Can. kasa, kasavu, kasara, 'rubbish.' (For change of 8 to ch. cf. S. sira 'voin,' P. chihrd). 13. P. jhendua, ball.' cf. Can. cendu. 14. P. moggara, a bud' is evidently derived from Tel. mogada, a bud. (For change of a tor, cf. S. ghidasa, P. siraha). The doubling of medial g is due to confusion with Tel. mogga. cf. Can. mogge. moggu, a bud' Tam, moggu. 15. P. u id, 'black gram.' Cf. Tam, ulundu, Can, uddu. (for change of medial u to i cf. S. purusa, P. pulisa.) 16. P. tuppi, a leathern bottle for oil . cf. Can. and Tam, tuppa. 17. P. kalla toddy, cf. Tel. kallu, Can. kallu, Tam, kal. 18. P. káram, pungent, through P. kharam from S. ksára. The deaspirization of initial is probably due to Dravidian influence, cf. Dr. kára. 19. P. muddi..kissing. Cf. Dr. muddu. 20.