𑀈𑀲𑀻𑀲𑀺

𑀈𑀲𑀻𑀲𑀺

Maharastri Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit ईषदीषत् (īṣadīṣat), reduplicated from ईषत् (īṣat, “a little, slightly”).

Adverb

𑀈𑀲𑀻𑀲𑀺 (īsīsi)

1. gently
   • c. 400 CE, Śakuntalā Prologue:

     𑀈𑀲𑀻𑀲𑀺𑀘𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀩𑀺𑀆𑀇𑀁 𑀪𑀫𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 𑀲𑀼𑀉𑀫𑀸𑀭𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀭𑀲𑀺𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁

     īsīsicumbiāiṃ bhamarehiṃ suumārakesarasihāiṃ

References

• Alfred C. Woolner (1917) An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press