𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀅

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मरकत (marakata). Cognate with Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀤 (maragada), Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀬 (maragaya).

Noun

𑀫𑀭𑀕𑀅 (maragaa) m or n (Devanagari मरगअ, Kannada ಮರಗಅ) (Maharastri)

emerald

References

Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 149.
Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 209.

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