Talk:बीघा

Does the Sauraseni term really have a bh? That would be quite an interesting development. DerekWinters (talk) 13:58, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Yep, it does. Apparently the plain VhV in Sanskrit could turn into an aspirated consonant in Prakrit. —AryamanA (मुझसे बात करें • योगदान) 14:08, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
 * That's so interesting. But I suppose the Hindi term derives from a variant with just an h, with the ggaha becoming gha in the daughter languages. Is that attestable? Also on the iast vote, currently abroad and in the airport, I'll vote properly by tonight, but let if something develops while I'm in the plane let them know (cite this) that I strongly oppose iast entries as well. DerekWinters (talk) 07:04, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
 * viggaha is the only form given in Turner's dictionary, so you're probably right. Masica's Indo-Aryan Languages specifically gives viggabha as the source for the Hindi. Basically, it claims the schwa dropping was a natural process between Prakrit and NIA. A similar example is Skt. gardabha > Prk. gadda(b)ha > NIA gadhā.
 * I don't think it's going to happen, but if something changes I'll let them know your opinion. —AryamanA (मुझसे बात करें • योगदान) 15:00, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Interesting, and thank you! DerekWinters (talk) 02:41, 19 January 2018 (UTC)