𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (assu) — Sauraseni

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अश्रु (áśru). Cognate with Pali assu.

Noun

𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu) n (Devanagari अंसु, Kannada ಅಂಸು) (Maharastri)

1. tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀁 (aṃsuṃ) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu)	𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀇𑀁 (aṃsūiṃ) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀡𑀺 (aṃsūṇi) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽 (aṃsū)
Accusative	𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀁 (aṃsuṃ) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu)	𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀇𑀁 (aṃsūiṃ) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀡𑀺 (aṃsūṇi) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽 (aṃsū)
Instrumental	𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀡𑀸 (aṃsuṇā)	𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (aṃsūhi) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁 (aṃsūhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀑 (aṃsūo) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀉 (aṃsūu)	—
Genitive	𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁄 (aṃsuṇo) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (aṃsussa)	𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀡 (aṃsūṇa) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀡𑀁 (aṃsūṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (aṃsummi)	𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼 (aṃsūsu) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼𑀁 (aṃsūsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽 (aṃsū)	𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀇𑀁 (aṃsūiṃ) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀡𑀺 (aṃsūṇi) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽 (aṃsū)

Descendants

• Old Marathi: 𑘀𑘭𑘳 (asu), 𑘁𑘭𑘳 (āsu)
  • Marathi: आसू (āsū)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 70.
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 25.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áśru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press