Indo-Aryan *maṭrakka [0-110958]

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Reflex *maṭrakka
Language Indo-Aryan
Entry maṇḍū́ka [9746]
Subset [1]
Pronunciation
Gloss
Native
Notes

[The many aberrant forms in NIA. are due to taboo (EWA ii 561 with lit.: see also dardurá-) as well as onom. influences (as, e.g., maṭrakka- ~ Gk. βάτραχος). P. Thieme's derivation (ZDMG 93, 135) as MIA. < mr̥ṁṣṭa- is phonet. unacceptable. — → Orm. maṛyūγ 'frog' IIFL i 401]

References T1962—1966

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