𑀈𑀲𑀻𑀲𑀺

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ईषदीषत् (īṣadīṣat, reduplication of ईषत् (īṣat, “a little, slightly”)).

Adverb

𑀈𑀲𑀻𑀲𑀺 (īsīsi) (Devanagari ईसीसि, Kannada ಈಸೀಸಿ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. gently
   • c. 400 CE, Śakuntalā Prologue:

     𑀈𑀲𑀻𑀲𑀺𑀘𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀩𑀺𑀆𑀇𑀁 𑀪𑀫𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 𑀲𑀼𑀉𑀫𑀸𑀭𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀭𑀲𑀺𑀳𑀸𑀇𑀁

     īsīsicumbiāiṃ bhamarehiṃ suumārakesarasihāiṃ

References

• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 107.