𑀧𑀲𑀼

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *péḱu

Proto-Indo-Iranian *páću

Sanskrit पशु (paśu)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)

Inherited from Sanskrit पशु (paśu). Cognate with Pali pasu.

Noun

𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)^[1]

beast

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (“beast”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)
East	Dhauli	𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)
East	Jaugada	𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨤𐨭𐨂 (paśu)
Northwest	Mansehra	𐨤𐨭𐨂 (paśu)
West	Girnar	𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (“beast”)
𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) (4) 𐨤𐨭𐨂 (paśu) (2)

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paśú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 450

Pali

Alternative scripts

pasu (Latin script)
पसु (Devanagari script)
পসু (Bengali script)
පසු (Sinhalese script)
ပသု (Burmese script)
ปสุ or ปะสุ (Thai script)
ᨷᩈᩩ (Tai Tham script)
ປສຸ or ປະສຸ (Lao script)
បសុ (Khmer script)
𑄛𑄥𑄪 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀧𑀲𑀼 m

Brahmi script form of pasu

Declension

Declension table of "𑀧𑀲𑀼" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)	𑀧𑀲𑀯𑁄 (pasavo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū)
Accusative (second)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pasuṃ)	𑀧𑀲𑀯𑁄 (pasavo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū)
Instrumental (third)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀦𑀸 (pasunā)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (pasūhi) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀪𑀺 (pasūbhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pasussa) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀦𑁄 (pasuno)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀁 (pasūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (pasusmā) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (pasumhā)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (pasūhi) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀪𑀺 (pasūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pasussa) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀦𑁄 (pasuno)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀁 (pasūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (pasusmiṃ) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (pasumhi)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼 (pasūsu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)	𑀧𑀲𑀯𑁂 (pasave) or 𑀧𑀲𑀯𑁄 (pasavo)

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *péḱu

Proto-Indo-Iranian *páću

Sanskrit पशु (paśu)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu), from Sanskrit पशु (paśu).

Noun

𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) m (Devanagari पसु) ^[1]^[2]

an animal, a beast; especially a horned animal

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁄 (pasuṇo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀑 (pasūo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀑 (pasao) or 𑀧𑀲𑀉 (pasaü)
Accusative	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pasuṃ)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁄 (pasuṇo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀡𑀸 (pasuṇā)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (pasūhi) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁 (pasūhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀑 (pasūo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀉 (pasūu)	—
Genitive	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁄 (pasuṇo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pasussa)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀡 (pasūṇa) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀡𑀁 (pasūṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (pasummi)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼 (pasūsu) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pasūsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū)	—

Derived terms

*𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀓 (*pasuka)
- Apabhramsa: 𑆥𑆱𑆶𑆮 (pasuva)
  - Hindi: पसू (pasū)

Descendants

Assamese: পাহ (pah)
Hindi: पस (pas)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paśú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 450
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पसु”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 580.

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paśú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 450

[2] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paśú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 450

[3] Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पसु”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 580.

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