𑀧𑀲𑁆𑀲
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀧𑀸𑀲 (pāsa)
- 𑀧𑀸𑀰 (pāśa) — Māgadhī
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Sanskrit पा॒र्श्व (pārśvá),[1] a vṛddhi derivative of पर्शु॑ (párśu, “rib”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European *pérḱus.
Noun
𑀧𑀲𑁆𑀲 (passa) n (Devanagari पस्स, Kannada ಪಸ್ಸ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) [2]
Descendants
Inherited
Adverbial forms
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindi: पास (pās, “near; having”)
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali-Assamese:
- Bengali: পাশে (paśe, “next to”)
- Bengali-Assamese:
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Old Marathi: पासुनि (pāsuni), पासूनि (pāsūni), पासौनि (pāsauni), पासौनिया (pāsauniyā)
- Marathi: पासून (pāsūn, “since”)
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: પાસે (pāse, “near; having”)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pārśvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 458
- ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “पास”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 593.