I suggest that the pannier vividly displayed on the young bull is a semantic determinative of the spoken form of Indian sprachbund (speech union) for the young bull which is खोंड khōṇḍa. The rebus reading is: kunda'fine gold' kō̃da कोँद 'furnace, kiln'. Varieties of spoken forms of the underlying semantics and pragmatics related to the hieroglyphs/hypertexts, young bull and horn, are presented in this monograph, reinforcing the mleccha, meluhha'mispronunciation' nature of the pronunciation variants across dialect streams of the sprachbund'language union' of ancient Indian languages.
The signifier of a horned young bull is the word attested in Santali, singhin, 'spiny horned' young animal. The word singi signifies ornament gold. Thus, the combination of a young bull (with pannier) as a horned animal is intended to signify two varieties of gold: fine gold, ornament gold worked on by the singi, 'village headman'. Thus the roots of gold standard of fine gold (say 24 carats), distinguished from ornament gold (say of 22 carats) are seen in the unique pictorial motif of the horned young bull with a खोंड khōṇḍa 'pannier' (as a semantic determinative of the spoken form of word खोंड khōṇḍa, 'young bull'). singin 'horned' is rebus: singi 'ornament gold' and also 'village headman'.
The roots of gold standard are also seen in the first Lydian electrum coin (c. 6th cent. BCE), juxtaposing a खोंड khōṇḍa singi, 'horned young bull' to arye,'lion' Rebus: kunda 'fine gold' vs. ara 'brass' singi 'horned' singi 'ornament gold' PLUS panja 'feline paw' rebus: panja 'kiln' PLUS ṭanka 'leg' rebus: ṭanka 'mint'.
This opposition between the horned young bull and the feline paw of the lion continues into the dramatic portrayal, together with mušḫuššu composite animal (another characteristic legacy of Indus Script cipher) on processions of Ishtar gate (6th cent.BCE).
Te. kōḍiya, kōḍe young bull; adj. male (e.g. kōḍe dūḍa bull calf), young, youthful; kōḍekã̄ḍu a young man. Kol. (Haig) kōḍē bull. Nk. khoṛe male calf. Konḍa kōḍi cow; kōṛe youngbullock. Pe. kōḍi cow. Manḍ.kūḍi id. Kui kōḍi id., ox. Kuwi (F.) kōdi cow; (S.) kajja kōḍi bull; (Su. P.) kōḍi cow. (DEDR 2199) కోడె kōḍe. [Tel.] n. A bullcalf. కోడెదూడ. A young bull. కాడిమరపదగినదూడ. Plumpness, prime. తరుణము. జోడుకోడయలు a pair of bullocks. కోడె adj. Young. కోడెత్రాచు a young snake, one in its prime. "కోడెనాగముంబలుగులరేడుతన్నికొనిపోవుతెరంగు"రామా. vi. కోడెకాడు kōḍe-kāḍu. n. A young man. పడుచువాడు. A lover విటుడు.కోడియ kōḍiya Same as కోడె ..కారుకోడె kāru-kōḍe. [Tel.] n. A bull in its prime.கொற்றி² koṟṟi கொற்றி koṟṟi , n. Young calf; பசுவின் இளங்கன்று. (பிங்.).கோடிப்பாம்பு kōṭi-p-pāmpu கோடிப்பாம்பு kōṭi-p-pāmpu , n. < id. +. [T. kōḍepāmu.] Wild or untamed young cobra; பழக்கப்படாத நாகம். வெட்டவெளியிலே கோடிப்பாம்பாடுமோ (குற்றா . குற. 124, 31).
*kuḍa1 ʻ boy, son ʼ, ˚ḍī ʻ girl, daughter ʼ. [Prob. ← Mu. (Sant. Muṇḍari koṛa ʻ boy ʼ, kuṛi ʻ girl ʼ, Ho koa, kui, Kūrkū kōn, kōnjē); or ← Drav. (Tam. kur̤a ʻ young ʼ, Kan. koḍa ʻ youth ʼ) T. Burrow BSOAS xii 373. Prob. separate from RV. kŕ̊tā -- ʻ girl ʼ H. W. Bailey TPS 1955, 65. -- Cf. kuḍáti ʻ acts like a child ʼ Dhātup.]
NiDoc. ǵ ʻ boy ʼ, kuḍ'i ʻ girl ʼ; Ash. kūˊṛə ʻ child, foetus ʼ, istrimalī -- kuṛäˊ ʻ girl ʼ; Kt. kŕū, kuŕuk ʻ young of animals ʼ; Pr. kyǘru ʻ young of animals, child ʼ, kyurú ʻ boy ʼ, kurīˊ ʻ colt, calf ʼ; Dm. kúŕa ʻ child ʼ, Shum. kuṛ; Kal. kūŕ*l k ʻ young of animals ʼ (CDIAL 3245) खोंड khōṇḍa m A young bull, a bullcalf (Marathi)
NiDoc. ǵ ʻ boy ʼ, kuḍ'i ʻ girl ʼ; Ash. kūˊṛə ʻ child, foetus ʼ, istrimalī -- kuṛäˊ ʻ girl ʼ; Kt. kŕū, kuŕuk ʻ young of animals ʼ; Pr. kyǘru ʻ young of animals, child ʼ, kyurú ʻ boy ʼ, kurīˊ ʻ colt, calf ʼ; Dm. kúŕa ʻ child ʼ, Shum. kuṛ; Kal. kūŕ
खोंड khōṇḍa a variety of जोंधळा.खोंडी khōṇḍī f An outspread shovelform sack (as formed temporarily out of a कांबळा , to hold or fend off grain, chaff &38;c.) See under खुंडी . 2 A species or variety of जोंधळा . खुंडी khuṇḍī f A cloth doubled over and sewn at one end, forming a घोंगता, खोपा, or खोळ (an open or outspread shovel-form sack). Used in exposing grain in the market. 2 A species or variety of जोंधळा.खोंडें khōṇḍēṃ n A description of जोंधळा . It is grown in the hot weather on garden-land.जोंधळा jōndhaḷā m A cereal plant or its grain, Holcus sorghum. Eight varieties are reckoned, viz. उता- वळी, निळवा, शाळू, रातडी, पिवळाजोंधळा, खुंडी, काळबोंडीजोंधळा, दूधमोगरा. There are however many others as केळी, अरगडी, डुकरी, बेंदरी, मडगूप&c.
*kōtthala ʻ bag ʼ. [Cf. *kōttha -- ]Pa. kotthalī -- f. ʻ sack (?) ʼ; Pk. kotthala -- m. ʻ bag, grainstore ʼ (kōha -- m. ʻ bag ʼ < *kōtha?); K. kŏthul, ˚lu m. ʻ large bag or parcel ʼ, kothü jü f. ʻ small do. ʼ; S. kothirī f. ʻ bag ʼ; Ku. kuthlo ʻ large bag, sack ʼ; B. kūthlī ʻ satchel, wallet ʼ; Or. kuthaḷi, ˚thuḷi,kothaḷi, ˚thiḷi ʻ wallet, pouch ʼ; H. kothlā m. ʻ bag, sack, stomach (see *kōttha -- ) ʼ, ˚lī f. ʻ purse ʼ; G. kothḷɔ m. ʻ large bag ʼ, ˚ḷī f. ʻ purse, scrotum ʼ; M. kothḷā m. ʻ large sack, chamber of stomach (= peṭā ċā k˚) ʼ, ˚ḷẽ n. ʻ sack ʼ, ˚ḷī f. ʻ small sack ʼ; -- X gōṇīˊ -- : S. g̠othirī f. ʻ bag ʼ, L. gutthlā m.(CDIAL 3511)
bāna 1 बान -kō̃da - कोँद।कुलालचुल्लिः f. a potter's furnace, the pile of combustible materials in which he bakes his earthen vessels. kō̃da कोँद ।कुलालादिकन्दुः f. a kiln; a potter's kiln (Rām. 1446; H. xi, 11); a brick-kiln (Śiv. 1033); a lime-kiln. -bal - बल्।कुलालादिकन्दुस्थानम् m. the place where a kiln is erected, a brick or potter's kiln (Gr.Gr. 165). --khasüñü --खस॑ञू॒ ।कुलालादिकन्दुयथावद्भावः f.inf. a kiln to arise; met. to become like such a kiln (which contains no imperfectly baked articles, but only well-made perfectly baked ones), hence, a collection of good ('pucka') articles or qualities to exist. Cf. Śiv. 1033, where the causal form of the verb is used.
Ta. kuntaṉam interspace for setting gems in a jewel; fine gold (< Te.). Ka. kundaṇa setting a precious stone in fine gold; fine gold; kundana fine gold. Tu. kundaṇa pure gold. Te. kundanamu fine gold used in very thin foils in setting precious stones; setting precious stones with fine gold. (DEDR 1725)
unicorn seal found during the 1927-31 excavations at Mohenjo-daro vividly displays the spiny horn of the horned young bull with a pannier. खोंडी khōṇḍī f An outspread shovelform sack (as formed temporarily out of a Another semantic determinative is the lathe part of the standard device often shown in front of the hypertext of horned young bull. kunda 'lathe' rebus: kunda 'fine gold'. The bottom part of the device is kammata 'portable furnace' rebus: kammaṭa 'mint, coiner, coiange'. The bottom part also is decorated with dotted circles: dhã̄ 'strand' daya 'one in dice' rebus: dhatu 'mineral' PLUS vaṭṭa 'circle' rebus: vr̥tta 'profession'; together, dhã̄vaḍ 'smelter'.
Santali gloss.
śr̥ṅgín ʻ horned ʼ RV. [śŕ̊ṅga -- ]Pa. siṅgin -- , siṅgika -- ʻ horned ʼ, Pk. siṁgi -- , N. siṅe, G. sĩgī; -- ext. -- l -- : Pa. siṅgila -- m. ʻ a kind of horned bird ʼ; S. siṅiru ʻ horned ʼ.
Addenda: śr̥ṅgín -- : OMarw. (Vīsaḷa) sīṁgī f.adj. ʻ horned (of cow) ʼ.(CDIAL 12595) śŕ̊ṅga n. ʻ horn ʼ RV. [See *śrū -- , *śruṅka -- ]Pa. siṅga -- n., Pk. siṁga -- , saṁga -- n.; Gy. eur. šing m. (hung. f.), ʻ horn ʼ, pal. šíngi ʻ locust -- tree ʼ (so -- called from the shape of its pods: with š -- < ṣ -- < śr -- ); Ash. Kt. ṣĭ̄ṅ ʻ horn ʼ, Wg. ṣīṅ, ṣŕ iṅ, Dm. ṣiṅ, Paš.lauṛ. ṣāṅg (or < śārṅga -- ), kuṛ. dar. ṣīṅ, nir. ṣēṅ, Shum. ṣīṅ, Woṭ. šiṅ m., Gaw. Kal.rumb. ṣiṅ, Bshk. ṣīṅ, Phal. ṣiṅ, pl. ṣíṅga; Sh.gil. ṣĭṅ m. ʻ horn ʼ, jij. ṣiṅ, pales. c̣riṅga ʻ temples ʼ (← Kaf. AO xviii 229); K. hĕng m. ʻ horn ʼ, S. siṅu m., L. siṅg m., awāṇ. sìṅg, P. siṅg m., WPah.bhad.bhal.khaś. śiṅg n., (Joshi) śī˜g m., Ku. sīṅ, N. siṅ, A. xiṅ, B. siṅ, Or. siṅga, Bhoj. sī˜gi , Aw.lakh. H. sī˜g m., G. sĩg n., M. śī˜g n., Ko. śī˜ṅga, Si. han̆ga, an̆ga, pl. aṅ (sin̆gu ← Pa.). (CDIAL 12583)
Addenda: śr̥ṅgín -- : OMarw. (Vīsaḷa) sīṁgī f.adj. ʻ horned (of cow) ʼ.(CDIAL 12595) śŕ̊ṅga n. ʻ horn ʼ RV. [See *
शृङ्गिन् śṛṅgin शृङ्गिन् a. (-णी f.) [शृङ्गमस्त्यस्यइनि] 1 Horned. (Apte) Rebus: Singin (adj.) [Vedic śṛngin] having a horn Vin ii. 300; J iv. 173 (=cow); clever, sharp -- witted, false Th 1, 959; A ii. 26; It 112; cp. J.P.T.S. 1885, 53. Rebus: Singī & singi (f.) [cp. Sk. śṛngī] 1. gold Vin i. 38; S ii. 234; J i. 84. -- nada gold Vv 6428; VvA 284. -- loṇa ( -- kappa) license as to ginger & salt Vin ii. 300, 306. -- vaṇṇa gold-coloured D ii. 133. -- suvaṇṇa gold VvA 167.(Pali)śr̥ngī 'gold used for onaments' shrang