𑀲𑀲

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• sasa (Latin script)
• सस (Devanagari script)
• সস (Bengali script)
• සස (Sinhalese script)
• သသ (Burmese script)
• สส or สะสะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ສສ or ສະສະ (Lao script)
• សស (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄥 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀲𑀲 m

1. Brahmi script form of sasa (“hare”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀲𑀲" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀲𑀲𑁄 (saso)	𑀲𑀲𑀸 (sasā)
Accusative (second)	𑀲𑀲𑀁 (sasaṃ)	𑀲𑀲𑁂 (sase)
Instrumental (third)	𑀲𑀲𑁂𑀦 (sasena)	𑀲𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sasehi) or 𑀲𑀲𑁂𑀪𑀺 (sasebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀲𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sasassa) or 𑀲𑀲𑀸𑀬 (sasāya) or 𑀲𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (sasatthaṃ)	𑀲𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (sasānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀲𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (sasasmā) or 𑀲𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (sasamhā) or 𑀲𑀲𑀸 (sasā)	𑀲𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sasehi) or 𑀲𑀲𑁂𑀪𑀺 (sasebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀲𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sasassa)	𑀲𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (sasānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀲𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (sasasmiṃ) or 𑀲𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (sasamhi) or 𑀲𑀲𑁂 (sase)	𑀲𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (sasesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀲𑀲 (sasa)	𑀲𑀲𑀸 (sasā)

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शश (śaśá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćasás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes-.

Noun

𑀲𑀲 (sasa) m (Devanagari सस, Kannada ಸಸ) (Maharastri)

1. a hare

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀲 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀲𑀲𑁄 (saso)	𑀲𑀲𑀸 (sasā)
Accusative	𑀲𑀲𑀁 (sasaṃ)	𑀲𑀲𑁂 (sase) or 𑀲𑀲𑀸 (sasā)
Instrumental	𑀲𑀲𑁂𑀡 (saseṇa) or 𑀲𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (saseṇaṃ)	𑀲𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (sasehi) or 𑀲𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sasehiṃ)
Dative	𑀲𑀲𑀸𑀅 (sasāa)	—
Ablative	𑀲𑀲𑀸𑀑 (sasāo) or 𑀲𑀲𑀸𑀉 (sasāu) or 𑀲𑀲𑀸 (sasā) or 𑀲𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (sasāhi) or 𑀲𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (sasāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀲𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (sasassa)	𑀲𑀲𑀸𑀡 (sasāṇa) or 𑀲𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (sasāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀲𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (sasammi) or 𑀲𑀲𑁂 (sase)	𑀲𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (sasesu) or 𑀲𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sasesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀲𑀲 (sasa) or 𑀲𑀲𑀸 (sasā)	𑀲𑀲𑀸 (sasā)

Descendants

• Konkani: सोंसो (souso)
• Old Marathi: 𑘭𑘭𑘰 (sasā)
  • Marathi: ससा (sasā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śaśá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press