ਜਸੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀲 (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ). Cognate with Old Hindi जस (jasa), Old Gujarati जस (jasa).

Noun

ਜਸੁ (jasu) m

1. fame, renown, glory

   ਜਸੁ ਜਾਚਿ ― jasu jāci ― desire to glorify (God)

   ਜਸੁ ਲੇ, ਲੈ ― jasu le, lai ― win fame

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਜੱਸ (jassa)

  Shahmukhi script: جَسّ (jass)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਜਸੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 117
• “ਜਸੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604