विश्वस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱিশ্বস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬶᬰ᭄ᬯᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• বিশ্বস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ဝိၐွသ် (Burmese script)
• વિશ્વસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦶꦯ꧀ꦮꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂱𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ವಿಶ್ವಸ್ (Kannada script)
• វិឝ្វស៑ (Khmer script)
• ວິຨ຺ວສ຺ (Lao script)
• വിശ്വസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡳᡧᠣᠸᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠢᠱᢦᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧒𑧋𑧠𑧊𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଵିଶ୍ଵସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢶꢯ꣄ꢮꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• විශ‍්වස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩑𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚮𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• விஶ்வஸ் (Tamil script)
• విశ్వస్ (Telugu script)
• วิศฺวสฺ (Thai script)
• ཝི་ཤྭ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨁𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From वि- (vi-) +‎ श्वस् (śvas).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋiɕ.ʋɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋiɕ.ʋɐs̪/

Root

विश्वस् • (viśvas)

1. to draw breath freely, be free from fear or apprehension, be trustful or confident, trust or confide in, rely or depend on.
2. to cause to trust, inspire with confidence, console, comfort, encourage.
3. to wish to inspire confidence or to encourage.

Derived terms

• विश्वसनीय (viśvasanīya)
• विश्वसित (viśvasita)
• विश्वस्त (viśvasta)
• विश्वास (viśvāsa)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “विश्वस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 995/1.