𑘭𑘭𑘰

𑘭𑘭𑘰

Old Marathi

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀲 (sasa), from Sanskrit शश (śaśa, “rabbit”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĉasás (“hare”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱesós.

Noun

𑘭𑘭𑘰 (sasā) m (Devanagari ससा)

1. rabbit
   • 1278, 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘰𑘂𑘽𑘥𑘘 (Mhāiṃbhaṭa), 𑘩𑘲𑘯𑘰𑘓𑘨𑘱𑘝𑘿𑘨 (Līḷācaritra) page 42:

     𑘟𑘻𑘮𑘻𑘽 𑘢𑘰𑘨𑘠𑘲𑘽 𑘭𑘭𑘰 𑘭𑘻𑘚𑘱𑘩𑘰

     dohoṁ pāradhīṁ sasā soḍilā

   • 1300s, 𑘐𑘟𑘿𑘧𑘨𑘰𑘕 (Gadyarāja), 𑘮𑘧𑘐𑘿𑘨𑘲𑘪𑘰𑘓𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘧 (Hayagrīvācārya) page 153:

     𑘁𑘩𑘰 𑘭𑘭𑘰 𑘥𑘰𑘡𑘭𑘰

     ālā sasā bhānasā

Descendants

• Marathi: ससा (sasā)

References

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “ससा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan