Prakrit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit कीदृश (kīdṛśa).

Pronoun

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𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲 (kīisa) (Devanagari कीइस) (Sauraseni)

  1. Sauraseni form of 𑀓𑀻𑀲 (kīsa)

Descendants

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  • Central:
    • Hindustani: kaisā
      • Hindi: कैसा
      • Urdu: کیسا

References

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  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T. (1928) “𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲”, in pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Calcutta: Self-published.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kīisa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press