𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• vesiyā (Latin script)
• वेसिया (Devanagari script)
• ৰেসিযা (Bengali script)
• වෙසියා (Sinhalese script)
• ဝေသိယာ or ဝေသိယႃ (Burmese script)
• เวสิยา (Thai script)
• ᩅᩮᩈᩥᨿᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ເວສິຍາ or ເວສິຢາ (Lao script)
• វេសិយា (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄬𑄥𑄨𑄠𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 f

1. Brahmi script form of vesiyā (“prostitute”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬𑁄 (vesiyāyo) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)
Accusative (second)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀁 (vesiyaṃ)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬𑁄 (vesiyāyo) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)
Instrumental (third)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬 (vesiyāya)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺 (vesiyāhi) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀪𑀺 (vesiyābhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬 (vesiyāya)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (vesiyānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬 (vesiyāya)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺 (vesiyāhi) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀪𑀺 (vesiyābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬 (vesiyāya)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀦𑀁 (vesiyānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬 (vesiyāya) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬𑀁 (vesiyāyaṃ)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀲𑀼 (vesiyāsu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑁂 (vesiye)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀬𑁄 (vesiyāyo) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (vĕssā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸 (vesā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वेश्या (veśyā). Cognate with Pali vesiyā, vesī.

Noun

𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā) f (Devanagari वेसिया)

1. prostitute (woman who engages in sexual activity for payment)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀑 (vesiyāo) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀉 (vesiyāu) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)
Accusative	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀁 (vesiyaṃ)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀑 (vesiyāo) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀉 (vesiyāu) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)
Instrumental	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀏 (vesiyāe) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀇 (vesiyāi) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀅 (vesiyāa)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺 (vesiyāhi) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (vesiyāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀑 (vesiyāo) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀉 (vesiyāu)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (vesiyāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀏 (vesiyāe) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀇 (vesiyāi) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀅 (vesiyāa)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀡 (vesiyāṇa) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀡𑀁 (vesiyāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀏 (vesiyāe) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀇 (vesiyāi) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀅 (vesiyāa)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀲𑀼 (vesiyāsu) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (vesiyāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑁂 (vesiye) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)	𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀑 (vesiyāo) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀉 (vesiyāu) or 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “वेसिया”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 823.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vēśyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 702