Studies in Desya Prakrit

Author(s): H C Bhayani
Publisher: Kalikal Sarvagya Shri Hemchandracharya Navam Janmashatabdi Smruti Sanskar Shikshannidhi Ahmedabad

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263. gaan (2, 109 ) frog'.
GEZA (2, 109 ) ' ibid. Both go back to *gga (onomatopoetic ). cf. Sk. 36921, 96821, 38*2,*99*67.
(30) Assimilation. 264. ( 3, 24 ). The plant forget-me-not. (5f97.57: ).
This has resulted from the (DN 3, 24 ) through assimilation of open to the preceding 3. Pk. 'to touch ' might have aided the change under the infiuence of popular etymoloyzing. cf. få from facia, fåh, Sk. facts.
(31) Vocalic dissimilation When two syllables containing & occur in a word the first is changed to 37.
For a similar dissimilation of 3, see Pischel, $ 123. In view of the tendency of the pre-nasal to develop as $ No. 265, 268, 269, 271 can be perhaps better interpreted as cases of that change
and placed under a separate head. 265. 3711fase (1, 28 ) piece of sugarcane' (THTFSF).
sin ( 1, 79 )'ibid'. cf. Sk. 191 'stalk of sugar-cane'. cf. also Pk.
31. 31*7107 and girat, g'at, all meaning "charcoal'. 266. zastha (2, 78 ) censured, blamed; rebuked'
( 5913344 ).
faf53137° ( 2, 74) censure, blame, rebuke'(391627:). 267. #fale (2, 9 ) backyard of the house? ( 27151017.).
fafaci (2, 60) ibid'.