हसना
See also: हंसना, हँसना, हाँस्नु, and हसीन
Old Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀲𑀤𑀺 (hasadi), from Sanskrit हसति (hásati). Cognate with Old Punjabi ਹਸਿ (hasi /hassi/), Old Marathi 𑘮𑘰𑘭𑘜𑘹 (hāsaṇe), 𑘮𑘰𑘽𑘭𑘜𑘹 (hāṃsaṇe), Old Gujarati हसिवउं (hasivaüṃ), Middle Bengali হস (haśa).
Verb
हसना (hasanā) (intransitive)
- to laugh
- c. 1270 – 1350, Nāmdev, Padāvalī 70.0:
- याही गोब्यंदा चरन मेरौ जीयरौ बसै रे॥
भगति न छाडौं हरि की भावै लोग हसौ रे॥- yāhī gobyaṃdā carana merau jīyarau basai re.
bhagati na chāḍauṃ hari kī bhāvai loga hasau re. - Right here. Govind is right here. My heart dwells at his feet.
Never will I give up my love for him. Let people laugh all they wish.
- yāhī gobyaṃdā carana merau jīyarau basai re.
- याही गोब्यंदा चरन मेरौ जीयरौ बसै रे॥
Descendants
- Bundeli: हँसबो (hãsbo)
- Braj: हंसन (hansan)
- Hindustani: hãsnā
- Hindi: हँसना
- Urdu: ہَنسْنَا
Further reading
- Winand M. Callewaert; Swapna Sharma (2009), “हसैं”, in Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 2182, column 2.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hásati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 811