वस्यस्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• वसीयस् (vásīyas) — Classical Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱস্যস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬲ᭄ᬬᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• বস্যস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰭𑰿𑰧𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀬𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ဝသျသ် (Burmese script)
• વસ્યસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਸ੍ਯਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦱꦾꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂮𑂹𑂨𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ವಸ್ಯಸ್ (Kannada script)
• វស្យស៑ (Khmer script)
• ວສ຺ຍສ຺ (Lao script)
• വസ്യസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠᠰ᠌ᠶᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘭𑘿𑘧𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᠰᠶ᠋ᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧍𑧠𑧇𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐳𑑂𑐫𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଵସ୍ଯସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢱ꣄ꢫꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆱𑇀𑆪𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖭𑖿𑖧𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• වස්‍යස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑪁 𑪙𑩻𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚨𑚶𑚣𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• வஸ்யஸ் (Tamil script)
• వస్యస్ (Telugu script)
• วสฺยสฺ (Thai script)
• ཝ་སྱ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒮𑓂𑒨𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨰𑩇𑨪𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hwásyas (“better”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwásyas (“better”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wés-yōs, comparative degree of *h₁wes- (“good”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (vahiiah), Persian به (beh).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ́s.jɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐs̪.jɐs̪/

Adjective

वस्यस् • (vásyas) stem

1. (Vedic) comparative degree of वसु (vásu); better, more excellent, more glorious