ਦਸਵਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀲𑀫 (dasama)), from Sanskrit दशम (daśamá). Compare Old Hindi दसवइ (dasavai), दसवइं (dasavaiṃ), Old Marathi 𑘟𑘭𑘪 (dasava), 𑘟𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘪 (dāhāva).
Adjective
ਦਸਵਾ • (dasavāṁ)
- (Old Punjabi) tenth
- ਦਸਵਾ ਦੁਆਰੁ ― dasvāṁ duāru ― the Tenth Door
Descendants
- Punjabi: dasvā̃
- Gurmukhi: ਦਸਵਾਂ
- Shahmukhi: دَسْواں
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 149
- “ਦਸਵਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “daśamá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press