𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮

Prakrit

Etymology

Probably borrowed from an older form of Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”).

Proper noun

𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮 (damila) m (Devanagari दमिल)

  1. a country on the east coast of the Deccan
  2. an inhabitant or native of the Dravid country

Declension
Maharastri declension of 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮 (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁄 (damilo) 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸 (damilā)
Accusative 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀁 (damilaṃ) 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂 (damile) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸 (damilā)
Instrumental 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀡 (damileṇa) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀡𑀁 (damileṇaṃ) 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀳𑀺 (damilehi) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (damilehiṃ)
Dative 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀅 (damilāa) —
Ablative 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀑 (damilāo) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀉 (damilāu) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸 (damilā) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺 (damilāhi) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (damilāhiṃto) —
Genitive 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀲𑁆𑀲 (damilassa) 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀡 (damilāṇa) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀡𑀁 (damilāṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (damilammi) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂 (damile) 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀼 (damilesu) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (damilesuṃ)
Vocative 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮 (damila) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸 (damilā) 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸 (damilā)

Descendants
  • → Sanskrit: द्रविड (draviḍa) (Sanskritization) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading
  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “दमिल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
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