Friday, July 24, 2009

अनाज اناج ♣ Eng. eat, edible

अनाज اناج ♣ Eng. eat, edible

[anāj], m. grain, corn, cereals.

[◀MIA ∙∙∙ ◀OIA annā́dya- n. ‘food’ AV. <+②ādyà- ‘to be eaten’, n. ‘food’ AV. (♣Eng. eat ) <ánna- n. ‘food’ RV., ‘cooked rice, corn in general’ Mn. <√ad ‘eat’ ◀PIE *ed- ‘to eat, bite’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. eat ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. etch, edible ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0084; (Turner, 1966) 398, 395, p.12; (MW, 1899) 0045, 0017; (Pokorny, 1959) 0287; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 1.079, 1.061

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