𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (assu) – Sauraseni
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit अश्रु (áśru). Cognate with Pali assu.
Noun
𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu) n (Devanagari अंसु, Kannada ಅಂಸು) (Maharastri)
- tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (neuter) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀁 (aṃsuṃ) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu) | 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀇𑀁 (aṃsūiṃ) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀡𑀺 (aṃsūṇi) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽 (aṃsū) |
| Accusative | 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀁 (aṃsuṃ) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu) | 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀇𑀁 (aṃsūiṃ) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀡𑀺 (aṃsūṇi) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽 (aṃsū) |
| Instrumental | 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀡𑀸 (aṃsuṇā) | 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (aṃsūhi) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁 (aṃsūhiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀑 (aṃsūo) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀉 (aṃsūu) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁄 (aṃsuṇo) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (aṃsussa) | 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀡 (aṃsūṇa) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀡𑀁 (aṃsūṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (aṃsummi) | 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼 (aṃsūsu) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼𑀁 (aṃsūsuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽 (aṃsū) | 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀇𑀁 (aṃsūiṃ) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽𑀡𑀺 (aṃsūṇi) or 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀽 (aṃsū) |
Descendants
- Old Marathi: 𑘀𑘭𑘳 (asu), 𑘁𑘭𑘳 (āsu)
- Marathi: आसू (āsū)
References
- Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 70.
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 25.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “áśru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press