𑀰𑀳𑀰𑁆𑀰

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra), from Sanskrit सहस्र (sahásra). Cognate with Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa), Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sahassa), Pali sahassa.

Numeral

𑀰𑀳𑀰𑁆𑀰 (śahaśśa) (Devanagari शहश्श) (Magadhi) (cardinal number)

1. thousand

Further reading

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 222.
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 175.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sahásra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press