ਜਸੁ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀲 (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ). Cognate with Old Hindi जस (jasa), Old Gujarati जस (jasa).
Noun
ਜਸੁ (jasu) m
- fame, renown, glory
- ਜਸੁ ਜਾਚਿ ― jasu jāci ― desire to glorify (God)
- ਜਸੁ ਲੇ, ਲੈ ― jasu le, lai ― win fame
Descendants
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਜੱਸ (jassa)
- Shahmukhi: جَسّ (jass)
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 117.
- “ਜਸੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604