𑀧𑀲𑁆𑀲

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀧𑀸𑀲 (pāsa)
  • 𑀧𑀸𑀰 (pāśa)Māgadhī

Etymology

    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 (passan (Devanagari पस्स, Kannada ಪಸ್ಸ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) [2]

    1. side, flank (of the body)

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pārśvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 458
    2. ^ 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.