रस्सा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺 (rassi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) without compensatory lengthening, from Sanskrit रश्मि (raśmí), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *raćmíš. Doublet of रास (rās). Cognate with Punjabi ਰੱਸਾ (rassā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾəs.sɑː/, [ɾɐs.säː]

Noun

रस्सा • (rassā) m (Urdu spelling رسا)

1. thick rope

Declension

Declension of रस्सा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रस्सा rassā	रस्से rasse
oblique	रस्से rasse	रस्सों rassõ
vocative	रस्से rasse	रस्सो rasso

Coordinate terms

• रस्सी (rassī)

Derived terms

• रस्साकशी (rassākśī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रस्सा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• rassā (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• রস্সা (Bengali script)
• රස‍්සා (Sinhalese script)
• ရဿာ or ရသ်သႃ (Burmese script)
• รสฺสา or รัสสา (Thai script)
• ᩁᩔᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣສ຺ສາ or ຣັສສາ (Lao script)
• រស្សា (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄥𑄴𑄥𑄂 (Chakma script)

Adjective

रस्सा (rassā)

1. Devanagari script form of rassā, which is inflection of रस्स:
   1. ablative singular masculine/neuter
   2. nominative plural masculine (rassa, “short”)