vesiyā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • वेसिया (Devanagari script)
  • ৰেসিযা (Bengali script)
  • වෙසියා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝေသိယာ or ဝေသိယႃ (Burmese script)
  • เวสิยา (Thai script)
  • ᩅᩮᩈᩥᨿᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເວສິຍາ or ເວສິຢາ (Lao script)
  • វេសិយា (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇𑄬𑄥𑄨𑄠𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वेश्या (veśyā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (vĕssā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸 (vesā).

Noun

vesiyā f

  1. prostitute (woman who engages in sexual activity for payment)
    Synonym: vaṇṇadāsī

Declension

Declension table of "vesiyā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)vesiyāvesiyāyo or vesiyā
Accusative (second)vesiyaṃvesiyāyo or vesiyā
Instrumental (third)vesiyāyavesiyāhi or vesiyābhi
Dative (fourth)vesiyāyavesiyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)vesiyāyavesiyāhi or vesiyābhi
Genitive (sixth)vesiyāyavesiyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)vesiyāya or vesiyāyaṃvesiyāsu
Vocative (calling)vesiyevesiyāyo or vesiyā

References

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