Prakrit

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit हसति (hásati). Cognate with Pali hasati.

Verb

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𑀳𑀲𑀇 (hasaï) (Devanagari हसइ, Kannada ಹಸಇ) (intransitive) (Maharastri)

  1. to laugh
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit ह्रसति (hrasati).

Verb

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𑀳𑀲𑀇 (hasaï) (Devanagari हसइ, Kannada ಹಸಇ) (intransitive) (Maharastri)

  1. to diminish or lessen; to become less

References

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  • Sir George Abraham Grierson (1924) “The Prakrit Dhātv-ādēśas: According to the Western and the Eastern Schools of Prakrit Grammarians.”, in Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal[1], volume VIII, number 2, Calcutta, page 157.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hásati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “हस”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 944.