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Studies in Jainology, Prakrit
by the author of the Studies, the other meaming viz., unevenly raised, also might have been in vogue. Or the word might have had the other shade a of meaning too.
Kurulo (DNM 2.63) - kutilakesah, CF.K.kuru! -curly hair. Cf. also Tc. and T.kurul. The author's interpretation of the word, in the context of Hemacandra's illustrated verse, may be another shade of its meaning.
Kollo (occuring many times in the Paumacariya of Svayambhu and the Mahapurāna of Puspadanta (MP.) - hollow, a hollow chasm, deep cavity. Cf.K.kolla - depth, a deep place, a clift of the rock ctc. Aspiration or stops is normal not only in borrowal but also in the same language in different times and places. Words kholla, mīsiya (MP.) etc., which are not listed in the Desi Lexicons, are indeed very interesting for they do induce us to search for other Prakrit and Apabhramsa works for many a ioan of this kind.
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