vesī
Pali
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editEtymology
editInherited from Sanskrit वेश्या (veśyā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (vĕssā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸 (vesā).
Noun
editvesī f
- prostitute (woman who engages in sexual activity for payment)
- Synonym: vaṇṇadāsī
Declension
editDeclension table of "vesī" (feminine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | vesī | vesiyo or vesī |
Accusative (second) | vesiṃ or vesiyaṃ | vesiyo or vesī |
Instrumental (third) | vesiyā | vesīhi or vesībhi |
Dative (fourth) | vesiyā | vesīnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | vesiyā | vesīhi or vesībhi |
Genitive (sixth) | vesiyā | vesīnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | vesiyā or vesiyaṃ | vesīsu |
Vocative (calling) | vesi | vesiyo or vesī |
References
edit- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vēśyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 702
Categories:
- Pali terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Pali terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyḱ-
- Pali terms derived from Sanskrit
- Pali terms derived from the Sanskrit root विश्
- Pali terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Pali lemmas
- Pali nouns
- Pali nouns in Latin script
- Pali feminine nouns
- pi:Prostitution
- pi:Women