𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa). Cognate with Pali vaṇṇa.

Noun

𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (vaṇṇa) m (Devanagari वण्ण)

colour
class

Declension

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Descendants

Gujarati: વાન (vān)
Hindi: बान (bān)
Old Marathi: 𑘪𑘰𑘜 (vāṇa), 𑘪𑘰𑘜𑘹𑘽 (vāṇeṃ), 𑘪𑘰𑘡 (vāna)
- Marathi: वाण (vāṇ)
→ Tamil: வண்ணம் (vaṇṇam) (or from Pali)
→ Telugu: వన్నె (vanne)
→ Kannada: ಬಣ್ಣ (baṇṇa)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “várṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
E.B. Cowell (1868) The Prákṛit Prakáśa‎, London: Trübner & Co., page 201

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