assaya

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• अस्सय (Devanagari script)
• অস্সয (Bengali script)
• අස‍්සය (Sinhalese script)
• အဿယ or ဢသ်သယ (Burmese script)
• อสฺสย or อัสสะยะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩔᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ອສ຺ສຍ or ອັສສະຍະ or ອັສສະຢະ (Lao script)
• អស្សយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄥𑄴𑄥𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-

Sanskrit श्रि (śri)

Sanskrit आश्रय (āśraya)

Pali assaya

Inherited from Sanskrit आश्रय (āśraya). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀬 (āsaya).

Noun

assaya m

1. shelter, resting place, refuge

Declension

Declension table of "assaya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	assayo	assayā
Accusative (second)	assayaṃ	assaye
Instrumental (third)	assayena	assayehi or assayebhi
Dative (fourth)	assayassa or assayāya or assayatthaṃ	assayānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	assayasmā or assayamhā or assayā	assayehi or assayebhi
Genitive (sixth)	assayassa	assayānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	assayasmiṃ or assayamhi or assaye	assayesu
Vocative (calling)	assaya	assayā

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āśraya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 66
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “assaya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 90