Some Topics in the Development of OIA MIA NIA

Author(s): H C Bhayani
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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14. Replacement of -nd- by -11
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IAL 3999 ganda- ‘cheek'. IAL 4089 Galla- ditto'. Skt. gandaki- 'name of a river'. gallaki- 'ditto', galki is in popular use. IAL. 3374 kusmāņda- Pkt. kohanda-, kohala- 'the gourd plant'. Possibly -1- instead of -1l- is due to the influence of -hala- < -phala- ‘fruit'. IAL 9735 manda-, Skt. mandaka-, Pkt, mamdaa- ' a sort of pastry'. Hindi mālpuā, Nepali and Marathi mălpuvā, Panjabi mālhpurā, Gujarati mālpudo ‘a kind of rich, sweet cake' puā etc. derive from Skt. pupa-, apupa- (IAL 491). (Turner doubtfully connected māl with Skt. mālā- (ND. s.v. mālpuvā). But it probably derives from malla. (from manda-). IAL 5043 childra- 'hole' Pkt. chidda-, chilla-, chiņdi- 'opening in a hedge'. Skt. hiņdolayati, hillolayati 'swings'. Hindi hilor, Gujarati hilolvũ.
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