𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कीदृश (kīdṛśa).

Pronoun

𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲 (kīisa) (Devanagari कीइस) (Śaurasenī)

1. Śaurasenī form of 𑀓𑀻𑀲 (kīsa)

Descendants

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

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “कीइस”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kīisa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press