ઈસ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀈𑀲𑀸 (īsā), from Sanskrit ईषा (īṣā́), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HiHsáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HiHsáH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂iHséh₂ (“shaft”). Cognate with Assamese ঈহ (ih).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈis/
• Rhymes: -is
• Hyphenation: ઈસ

Noun

ઈસ • (īsa) f

1. side piece of a cot

Derived terms

• ઈસોટો (īsoṭo)

 

Descendants

• → Sindhi:

  Arabic script: ايس (īsa)

  Devanagari script: ईस (īsa)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “īṣā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press