Some Topics in the Development of OIA MIA NIA

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

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15. Replacement of -b- by -g
(1) IAL 2072 udvartana- 'cosmetic ointment rubbed on the body after bathing'. Pkt. uvvaṭṭana-; Hindi ubṭan etc.; Gujarati ugaṭņū, ugto, ukto 'eye ointment'; Maithili ugtan, Bihari uktan.
(2) IAL 2082 * udvarayati. Skt. udvarta- 'left over as a remainder'; urvarita-; Pkt. uvvarai 'remains', uvvaria- 'left over'; Hindi ubarna etc; Nepali ubrinu, ubarnu, ubaru, ubro etc. (ND); Gujarati ugarvũ 'to escpe, be saved'; ugar, ugāro 'being saved'. In forms with -k- (1.4.1) the -k- is due to Sandhi with the following -t-. The Gujarati forms are wrongly connected with udgirati under IAL 1960.
(3) Hindi phabna 'to be suitable, appear at advantage or beautiful'; Panjābī phabbanā, Nepāli phapnu (ND); Gujarāti phagvū 'be infatuated, be rejoicing beyond control'.
(4) IAL 4484* ghumbapaṭṭa- 'cloth used as a head covering'. Nepali ghumto, Gujarati ghumto etc. 'woman's head cloth'. Gujarati ghaghat, Panjabi ghung(h)at etc. Turner has remarked that relationship between the two groups of words is not clear. But in the light of the other instances noted above this is also a case of -g- substituted for b-. -gh- is due to assimilation.
(5) Under 273, Turner has doubtfully set up *Adhyangakaas the source of Hindi jhaga, jhamgā (derivatives jhaguli, jhamguli) 'children's loose frock'. Gujarāti also has jhago. But besides these, Gujarāti also has jabbo, jhabbo 'loose,long shirt' (derivative jablu 'children's frock) which is a loan-word from Arabic jubbah. Possibly the Hindi and Gujarati forms with -g- derive from the latter.
(6) IAL 12445 Simba- 'pod, legume' (also IAL 12615 Śaimbya) Bengali sim etc. Hindi sem etc., Gujarati sig 'pod, bean, legume'.