Odia

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit भ्रश्यति (bhraśyati). Cognate to Bengali ভাসা (bhaśa), Assamese ভাহা (bhaha), and Hindustani भसना (bhasnā) / بھَسْنَا (bhasnā)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ଭାସିବା (bhāsibā)

  1. to float
  2. to be ruined
  3. to be overflooded

References

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  • Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ଭାସିବା”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
  • Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 18