𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼

Maharastri Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit इक्षु (ikṣu). Cognate to Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀇𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (ikkhu).

Noun

𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (ucchu) m

sugar cane

Descendants

Konkani: ऊंस (ū̃s)
Old Marathi: उस (usa)
- Marathi: ऊस (ūs)

References

Alfred C. Woolner (1917) An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, page 19
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ikṣú (1550)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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