𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀬 (pisāya) — Jain Māhārāṣṭrī
Etymology
From Sanskrit पिशाच (piśācá). Cognate with Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀬 (pisāya), Pali pisāca.
Noun
𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅 (pisāa) m (Devanagari पिसाअ, Kannada ಪಿಸಾಅ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) [1][2]
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀑 (pisāo) | 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā) |
| Accusative | 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅𑀁 (pisāaṃ) | 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏 (pisāe) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀡 (pisāeṇa) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀡𑀁 (pisāeṇaṃ) | 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀳𑀺 (pisāehi) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀳𑀺𑀁 (pisāehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀅 (pisāāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀑 (pisāāo) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀉 (pisāāu) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺 (pisāāhi) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (pisāāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pisāassa) | 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀡 (pisāāṇa) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀡𑀁 (pisāāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (pisāammi) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏 (pisāe) | 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼 (pisāesu) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pisāesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅 (pisāa) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā) | 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā) |
Descendants
- Konkani:
- Old Marathi:
- Devanagari script: पिस (pisa), पिसें (piseṃ), पिसी (pisī)
- Modi script: 𑘢𑘲𑘭 (pīsa), 𑘢𑘲𑘭𑘹𑘽 (pīseṃ), 𑘢𑘲𑘭𑘲 (pīsī)
- Marathi: पिसे (pise)
References
- ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 169
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “piśācá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press