cāssa
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀘𑀸𑀲𑁆𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- चास्स (Devanagari script)
- চাস্স (Bengali script)
- චාස්ස (Sinhalese script)
- စာဿ or ၸႃသ်သ (Burmese script)
- จาสฺส or จาสสะ (Thai script)
- ᨧᩣᩔ (Tai Tham script)
- ຈາສ຺ສ or ຈາສສະ (Lao script)
- ចាស្ស (Khmer script)
- 𑄌𑄂𑄥𑄴𑄥 (Chakma script)
Alternative forms
- cassa (Latin script)
- 𑀘𑀲𑁆𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- चस्स (Devanagari script)
- চস্স (Bengali script)
- චස්ස (Sinhalese script)
- စဿ or ၸသ်သ (Burmese script)
- จสฺส or จัสสะ (Thai script)
- ᨧᩔ (Tai Tham script)
- ຈສ຺ສ or ຈັສສະ (Lao script)
- ចស្ស (Khmer script)
- 𑄌𑄥𑄴𑄥 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Contraction of ca assa
Contraction
cāssa
- and [there] were (optative mood)
- c. 500 BC, Alagaddūpama Suttaṃ; printed in Majjhima-nikāya, volume 1, Pali Text Society, 1888, page 134:
- Seyyathā pi bhikkhave puriso addhānamaɡɡapaṭipanno. so passeyya mahantaṁ udakaṇṇavaṁ, oriman - tīraṁ sāsaṅkaṁ sappaṭibhayaṁ pāriman - tīraṁ khemaṁ appaṭibhayaṁ, na câssa nāvā santāraṇī uttarasetu vā apārā pāraṁ ɡamanāya;
- "Suppose, brethren, there was a person traveling along the road. They’d see a large deluge, whose near shore was dubious and perilous, while the far shore was a sanctuary free of peril. But there was no ferryboat or bridge for crossing over.
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