ਹਸਿ

See also: ਹਿੰਸਾ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (hassaï), 𑀳𑀲𑀇 (hasaï), from Sanskrit हसति (hásati). Cognate to Old Marathi 𑘮𑘰𑘭𑘜𑘹 (hāsaṇe), 𑘮𑘰𑘽𑘭𑘜𑘹 (hāṃsaṇe), Old Gujarati हसिवउं (hasivaüṃ), Middle Bengali হস (hoś).

Verb

ਹਸਿ (hasi /hassi/)

1. to laugh

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਹੱਸਣਾ (hassaṇā)

  Shahmukhi script: ہَسّݨا (hassṇā)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਹਸਿ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 59
• “ਹਸਿ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*hasyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 812