वस्यस्
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- वसीयस् (vásīyas) – Classical Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬯᬲ᭄ᬬᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
- ৱস্যস্ (Assamese script)
- বস্যস্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰭𑰿𑰧𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀬𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
- વસ્યસ્ (Gujarati script)
- ਵਸੑਯਸੑ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦮꦱꦾꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
- វស្យស៑ (Khmer script)
- ವಸ್ಯಸ್ (Kannada script)
- ວສ຺ຍສ຺ (Lao script)
- വസ്യസ് (Malayalam script)
- 𑘪𑘭𑘿𑘧𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠠᠰᠶ᠋ᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
- ᠸᠠᠰ᠌ᠶᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
- ဝသျသ် (Burmese script)
- 𑧊𑧍𑧠𑧇𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐳𑑂𑐫𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
- ଵସ୍ଯସ୍ (Oriya script)
- ꢮꢱ꣄ꢫꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆱𑇀𑆪𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖭𑖿𑖧𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
- වස්යස් (Sinhalese script)
- వస్యస్ (Telugu script)
- วสฺยสฺ (Thai script)
- ཝ་སྱ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒮𑓂𑒨𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwásyas (“better”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wés-yōs, comparative degree of *h₁wes- (“good”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (vahiiah), Persian به (beh).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɐ́s.jɐs/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈʋɐs̪.jɐs̪/
Adjective
वस्यस् • (vásyas)
- (Vedic) comparative degree of वसु (vásu); better, more excellent, more glorious