ਹਸਿ

ਹਸਿ

See also: ਹਿੰਸਾ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (hassaï), 𑀳𑀲𑀇 (hasaï), from Sanskrit हसति (hásati). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘮𑘰𑘭𑘜𑘹 (hāsaṇe), 𑘮𑘰𑘽𑘭𑘜𑘹 (hāṃsaṇe), Old Gujarati हसिवउं (hasivauṃ), Middle Bengali হস (haśa).

Verb

ਹਸਿ (hasi /hassi/)

1. to laugh

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਹੱਸਣਾ (hassaṇā)

  Shahmukhi: ہَسّݨا‎ (hassṇā)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 59.
• “ਹਸਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*hasyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 812