𑀕𑁄𑀦

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit गोण (goṇa)

Noun

𑀕𑁄𑀦 (gona)

a bull

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀕𑁄𑀡 (goṇa), 𑀕𑁄𑀡𑀻 (goṇī), 𑀕𑁄𑀡𑀸 (goṇā)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - ⇒ Dhivehi: މީނގުނު (mīⁿgunu)
    - Sinhalese: ගොනා (gonā)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gona”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 229

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