आशीयस्

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHćyas (swifter, faster, quicker), from Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱ-yōs (swifter, faster, quicker). Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬯𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (āsiiah, quicker), Latin ōcior.

Pronunciation

Adjective

आशीयस् • (ā́śīyas) stem

  1. comparative degree of आशु (āśú); quicker, swifter, faster
    • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa 5.1.4.8:
      स युनक्ति । वातो वा मनो वेति न वै वातात्किं चनाशीयोऽस्ति न मनसः किं चनाशीयोऽस्ति
      sa yunakti. vāto vā mano veti na vai vātātkiṃ canāśīyoʼsti na manasaḥ kiṃ canāśīyoʼsti
      He yokes [the horse], with [the Shukla Yajurveda phrase] "Either the wind, or thought" --for there is nothing swifter than the wind, and nothing swifter than thought.