𑂯𑂀𑂮𑂳𑂄

Magahi

Etymology

Sanskrit अंस्य (aṃsya), Cognate with Hindi हँसिया (hãsiyā) and Gujarati હાંસવો (hā̃svo, “spade”).

Noun

𑂯𑂀𑂮𑂳𑂄 (hãsuā)

1. sickle

   𑂯𑂀𑂮𑂳𑂄⸱𑂍𑂵⸱𑂥𑂰𑂞⸱𑂄⸱𑂎𑂳𑂩𑂹𑂣𑂲⸱𑂍𑂵⸱𑂏𑂲𑂞

   hãsuā ke bāt ā khurpi ke gīt.

   Talks of the sickle and the songs of the laddle.

2. scythe
3. (dialectal) a tool used for cutting vegetables, with a flat base and a curved blade.

   Synonym: 𑂤𑂀𑂮𑂳𑂪 (phãsul)

References

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