असत्

See also: अस्ति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From earlier Vedic Sanskrit आसत् (ā́sat), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *áHsant, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *áHsant, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-h₁sónts, from *n̥- (“not, un-”) + *h₁sónts (“being, existence”). Equivalent to अ- (a-) +‎ सत् (sat).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́.sɐt/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.s̪ɐt̪/

Adjective

असत् • (ásat) (Vedic ā́sat)

1. non-existent, unreal
2. fake, false
3. untrue, wrong
4. bad

Noun

असत् • (ásat) stem, n

1. non-existence
2. falsehood
3. evil

Descendants

• → Burmese: အသတ် (a.sat)
• → Old Javanese: asat (“non-being”)
  • Javanese: ꦲꦱꦠ꧀ (asat, “dried, to become dry”)
    • → Indonesian: asat (“dried”)
• → Hindi: असत् (asat)