बिहसब
Old Awadhi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀲𑀇 (vihasaï), from Sanskrit विहसति (vihasati).[1]
Verb
[edit]बिहसब (bihasaba)
- to laugh moderately, to smile
- c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa :
- बिहसि लखनु बोले मृदु बानी। अहो मुनीसु महा भटमानी॥
पुनि पुनि मोहि देखाव कुठारू। चहत उड़ावन फूँकि पहारू॥॥- With a loud laugh, Lakshman spoke softly: Lo, the sage is a proud warrior:
Again and again he shows me his hatchet, wanting to blow a mountain by mere puffing.
- With a loud laugh, Lakshman spoke softly: Lo, the sage is a proud warrior:
- बिहसि लखनु बोले मृदु बानी। अहो मुनीसु महा भटमानी॥
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vihasati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press