𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-

Sanskrit पा (pā)

Sanskrit पिपासा (pipāsā)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸 (pivāsā)

Inherited from Sanskrit पिपासा (pipāsā, “thirst”).^[1]

Noun

𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸 (pivāsā) f (Devanagari पिवासा) ^[2]

thirst

Derived terms

𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀬 (pivāsaya, “someone who is thirsty”)

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: प्यास (pyās)
    - → Kashmiri:
      Devanagari script: प्यास (pyās)
      Arabic script: پیاس (pyās)
    - → Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਪਿਆਸ (piāsa)
      Shahmukhi script: پِیَاس (piyās)
    - → Sindhi:
      Devanagari script: पिआस (piāsa)
      Arabic script: پِئاسَ (piāsa)
  - Urdu: پْیَاس (pyās)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali: পিয়াস (piẏaś)
- Bihari:
  - Bhojpuri: पियास (piyās), पिआस (piās), प्यास (pyās)
- Early Assamese: পিয়াস (piyaso)
  - Assamese: পিয়াহ (piah)
- Odia: ପିଆସ (piāsa)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: पियास (piyās)
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: प्यास (pyās)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: પ્યાસ (pyās)
- Mewati: पिस (pis)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pipāsā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 463
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पिवासा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].