𑀯𑀲

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Ashokan Prakrit[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit वर्ष (varṣa).

Noun[edit]

𑀯𑀲 (vasa /vassa/)[1]

  1. a year

Alternative forms[edit]

Attested at Dhauli, Jaugada and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𐨬𐨮 (“year”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
East Dhauli 𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
Jaugada 𑀯𑀲 (vasa)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨬𐨮 (vaṣa)
Mansehra 𐨬𐨮 (vaṣa)
Map of dialectal forms of 𐨬𐨮 (“year”)
𑀯𑀲 (vasa) (3)
𐨬𐨮 (vaṣa) (2)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “varṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press