𐨬𐨮
Ashokan Prakrit edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
𐨬𐨮 (vaṣa /vaṣṣa/)[1]
- a year
Alternative forms edit
Attested at Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi.
| Dialectal forms of 𐨬𐨮 (“year”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀯𑀲 (vasa) |
| East | Dhauli | 𑀯𑀲 (vasa) |
| Jaugada | 𑀯𑀲 (vasa) | |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨬𐨮 (vaṣa) |
| Mansehra | 𐨬𐨮 (vaṣa) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𐨬𐨮 (“year”) | ||
|---|---|---|
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References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “varṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Gandhari edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit वर्ष (varṣa, “rains; year”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
𐨬𐨮 (vaṣa /vaṣṣa/)
- the rainy season
- a year