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Only a few Sanskrit or rather pseudo-Sanskrit words are listed below, just to show the influence of Prākṛtas of all times, upon the language which is said to have kept itself aloof from the Prākṛtas.

N.B.—খুলি as of মাতার খুলি should not be confounded with খোলা which is a synonym of খাপ্‌রা; from কোষ we have got both খোসা as well as খোলা; from কোষ we have got খোল besides খোলা. This খোল again is not identical either with খোল derived from খণ to excavate, or with খোল to loosen, derived from স্খল.

(6) চটুল—from চতুর. Very likely from চতুর (clever)  we also got চউর and this word came to signify a clever thief, and thus the Sanskrit words