𑀧𑀲𑀼
Ashokan Prakrit
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Inherited from Sanskrit पशु (paśu). Cognate with Pali pasu.
Noun
𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)[1]
Alternative forms
Attested at Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada and Kalsi.
| Dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (“beast”) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Lemmas | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) | |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) | |
| Jaugada | 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) | ||
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨤𐨭𐨂 (paśu) | |
| Mansehra | 𐨤𐨭𐨂 (paśu) | ||
| West | Girnar | 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (“beast”) | ||
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Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paśú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 450
Pali
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Noun
𑀧𑀲𑀼 m
- Brahmi script form of pasu
Declension
Declension table of "𑀧𑀲𑀼" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) | 𑀧𑀲𑀯𑁄 (pasavo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū) |
| Accusative (second) | 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pasuṃ) | 𑀧𑀲𑀯𑁄 (pasavo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū) |
| Instrumental (third) | 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀦𑀸 (pasunā) | 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (pasūhi) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀪𑀺 (pasūbhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pasussa) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀦𑁄 (pasuno) | 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀁 (pasūnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (pasusmā) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (pasumhā) | 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (pasūhi) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀪𑀺 (pasūbhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pasussa) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀦𑁄 (pasuno) | 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀁 (pasūnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (pasusmiṃ) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (pasumhi) | 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼 (pasūsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) | 𑀧𑀲𑀯𑁂 (pasave) or 𑀧𑀲𑀯𑁄 (pasavo) |
Prakrit
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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu), from Sanskrit पशु (paśu).
Noun
𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) m (Devanagari पसु) [1][2]
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū) | 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁄 (pasuṇo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀑 (pasūo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀑 (pasao) or 𑀧𑀲𑀉 (pasaü) |
| Accusative | 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pasuṃ) | 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁄 (pasuṇo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū) |
| Instrumental | 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀡𑀸 (pasuṇā) | 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (pasūhi) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁 (pasūhiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀑 (pasūo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀉 (pasūu) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁄 (pasuṇo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pasussa) | 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀡 (pasūṇa) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀡𑀁 (pasūṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (pasummi) | 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼 (pasūsu) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pasūsuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū) | — |
Derived terms
- *𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀓 (*pasuka)
- Apabhramsa: 𑆥𑆱𑆶𑆮 (pasuva)
- Hindi: पसू (pasū)
- Apabhramsa: 𑆥𑆱𑆶𑆮 (pasuva)
Descendants
- Assamese: পাহ (pah)
- Hindi: पस (pas)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paśú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 450
- ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पसु”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 580.