𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅

Prakrit edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit ΰ€ͺΰ€Ώΰ€Άΰ€Ύΰ€š (piśācΓ‘). Cognate with Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀬 (pisāya), Pali pisāca.

Noun edit

𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅 (pisāa)Β m (Devanagari ΰ€ͺΰ€Ώΰ€Έΰ€Ύΰ€…, Kannada ΰ²ͺΰ²Ώΰ²Έΰ²Ύΰ²…) (Maharastri) [1][2]

  1. demon

Declension edit

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅 (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀑 (pisāo) 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā)
Accusative 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅𑀁 (pisāaαΉƒ) 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏 (pisāe) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā)
Instrumental 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀑 (pisāeαΉ‡a) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀑𑀁 (pisāeαΉ‡aαΉƒ) 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀳𑀺 (pisāehi) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀳𑀺𑀁 (pisāehiαΉƒ)
Dative 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀅 (pisāāa) β€”
Ablative 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀑 (pisāāo) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀉 (pisāāu) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺 (pisāāhi) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀒𑁄 (pisāāhiαΉƒto) β€”
Genitive 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pisāassa) 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀑 (pisāāṇa) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀑𑀁 (pisāāṇaαΉƒ)
Locative 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (pisāammi) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏 (pisāe) 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼 (pisāesu) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pisāesuαΉƒ)
Vocative 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅 (pisāa) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā) 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā)

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References edit

  1. ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 169.
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) β€œpiśācÑ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press