ਜਸੁ
Old Punjabi
editEtymology
editInherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀲 (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ). Cognate with Old Hindi जस (jasa), Old Gujarati जस (jasa).
Noun
editਜਸੁ (jasu) m
- fame, renown, glory
- ਜਸੁ ਜਾਚਿ ― jasu jāci ― desire to glorify (God)
- ਜਸੁ ਲੇ, ਲੈ ― jasu le, lai ― win fame
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਜਸੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 117.
- “ਜਸੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604
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- Old Punjabi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Old Punjabi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Old Punjabi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Old Punjabi terms inherited from Prakrit
- Old Punjabi terms derived from Prakrit
- Old Punjabi terms inherited from Ashokan Prakrit
- Old Punjabi terms derived from Ashokan Prakrit
- Old Punjabi terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Old Punjabi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Old Punjabi lemmas
- Old Punjabi nouns
- Old Punjabi nouns in Gurmukhi script
- Old Punjabi masculine nouns
- Old Punjabi terms with usage examples