वस्यस्
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- वसीयस् (vásīyas) — Classical Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱস্যস্ (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬲ᭄ᬬᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
- বস্যস্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰭𑰿𑰧𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀬𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- ဝသျသ် (Burmese script)
- વસ્યસ્ (Gujarati script)
- ਵਸ੍ਯਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦱꦾꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂮𑂹𑂨𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ವಸ್ಯಸ್ (Kannada script)
- វស្យស៑ (Khmer script)
- ວສ຺ຍສ຺ (Lao script)
- വസ്യസ് (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᠠᠰ᠌ᠶᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘭𑘿𑘧𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠠᠰᠶ᠋ᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧍𑧠𑧇𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐳𑑂𑐫𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
- ଵସ୍ଯସ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢮꢱ꣄ꢫꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆱𑇀𑆪𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖭𑖿𑖧𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
- වස්යස් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑪁 𑪙𑩻𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚨𑚶𑚣𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
- வஸ்யஸ் (Tamil script)
- వస్యస్ (Telugu script)
- วสฺยสฺ (Thai script)
- ཝ་སྱ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒮𑓂𑒨𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨰𑩇𑨪𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hwásyas (“better”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwásyas (“better”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wés-yōs, comparative degree of *h₁wes- (“good”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (vahiiah), Persian به (beh).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɐ́s.jɐs/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋɐs̪.jɐs̪/
Adjective
वस्यस् • (vásyas) stem