ਦਸਵਾ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀲𑀫 (dasama)), from Sanskrit दशम (daśamá). Compare Old Hindi दसवै (dasavai), दसवैं (dasava͠i), Old Marathi 𑘟𑘭𑘪 (dasava), 𑘟𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘪 (dāhāva).

Adjective

ਦਸਵਾ (dasavā /dasavāṁ/)

  1. tenth
    ਦਸਵਾ ਦੁਆਰੁ ― dasvāṁ duāru ― the Tenth Door

Descendants

  • Punjabi: dasvā̃
    Gurmukhi script: ਦਸਵਾਂ
    Shahmukhi script: دَسْواں

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਦਸਵਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 149
  • “ਦਸਵਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “daśamá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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