Nepali edit

Nepali numbers (edit)
100
 ←  1  ←  9 १०
10
11  → [a], [b], [c] 20  → 
1
    Cardinal: दस (das), दश (daś)
    Ordinal: दसौँ (dasa͠u), दशौँ (daśa͠u)
    Multiplier: दशगुना (daśagunā), दसगुना (dasagunā)

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

दश (daś)

  1. Alternative form of दस [das].

References edit

  • दश”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “दश”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit edit

Sanskrit numbers (edit)
100
 ←  1 [a], [b] ←  9 १०
10
11  →  20  → 
1
    Cardinal: दश (daśa), दशन् (daśan)
    Ordinal: दशम (daśama)

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dáśa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáća, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬯𐬀 (dasa), Ancient Greek δέκα (déka), Latin decem, Old English tīen (whence English ten).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

दश (dáśa)

  1. ten

Declension edit

irregular declension
Nom. sg.
Gen. sg.
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दश (daśa)
Vocative दश (daśa)
Accusative दश (daśa)
Instrumental दशभिः (daśabhiḥ)
Dative दशभ्यः (daśabhyaḥ)
Ablative दशभ्यः (daśabhyaḥ)
Genitive दशानाम् (daśānām)
Locative दशसु (daśasu)

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Descendants edit

  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀤𑀲 (dasa)
    • Fiji Hindi: das
  • Dardic:
    • Central Dardic:
      • Chitral:
      • Kunar:
        • Dameli: [script needed] (daš)
        • Gawar-Shumashti:
          • Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (dɔš, daš)
          • Shumashti: [script needed] (däs)
      • Pashayi: دې ()
    • Eastern Dardic:
      • Kashmiri: دٔہ (dạh)
      • Kohistani:
        • Kohistani-Bashkari:
          • Bashkari-Torwali:
            • Kalami: دش (dəš)
            • Torwali: دش (dəš)
          • Indus Kohistani:
            Kanyawali: [script needed] (däš)
            Kohistani: [script needed] (daš)
          • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (daš(ə))
        • Tirahi: [script needed] (dah)
      • Shina:
        • Phalura-Savi:
        • Shina: دَئ (daï)
  • Helu Prakrit:
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀤𑀰 (daśa)
  • Pali: dasa
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀤𑀲 (dasa), 𑀤𑀳 (daha)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀤𑀲 (dasa)
  • Old Javanese: daśa (learned)
  • Khmer: ទស (tŭəh) (learned)
  • Malay: (learned)
    Latin script: dasa
    Arabic script: داسا
  • Malayalam: ദശം (daśaṁ) (learned)
  • Telugu: దశము (daśamu) (learned)
  • Thai: ทศ (tót) (learned)

References edit

  1. ^ Benjamin W. Fortson IV (2010) “Indo-Iranian I: Indic”, in Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, 2nd edition, page 203