पासा
Hindi
editEtymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀲𑀕 (pāsaga, “die, dice”), probably from Sanskrit प्रासक (prāsaka, “die, dice”), from the root प्रास् (prās, “to throw or hurl forth”); compare Sanskrit अस्यति (asyati, “throws”). Sanskrit पाशक (pāśaka, “die, dice”) and पाश (pāśa, “die, dice”) are probably instances of Sanskritization of the Middle Indo-Aryan forms.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editपासा • (pāsā) m (Urdu spelling پاسا)
Declension
editDeclension of पासा (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
edit- पासा खेलना (pāsā khelnā, “to roll the dice, gamble”)
- पासा पड़ना (pāsā paṛnā, “to be lucky”)
- पासा फेंकना (pāsā phẽknā, “to throw the dice”)
Descendants
edit- Punjabi: ਪਾਸਾ (pāsā)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पासा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “پاسا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pāśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press