visesa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• विसेस (Devanagari script)
• ৰিসেস (Bengali script)
• විසෙස (Sinhalese script)
• ဝိသေသ (Burmese script)
• วิเสส or วิเสสะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩥᩈᩮᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ວິເສສ or ວິເສສະ (Lao script)
• វិសេស (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄨𑄥𑄬𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit विशेष (viśeṣa, “distinction, excellence”).

Noun

visesa m

1. distinction; difference; attainment

Declension

Declension table of "visesa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	viseso	visesā
Accusative (second)	visesaṃ	visese
Instrumental (third)	visesena	visesehi or visesebhi
Dative (fourth)	visesassa or visesāya or visesatthaṃ	visesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	visesasmā or visesamhā or visesā	visesehi or visesebhi
Genitive (sixth)	visesassa	visesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	visesasmiṃ or visesamhi or visese	visesesu
Vocative (calling)	visesa	visesā

Descendants

• → Burmese: ဝိသေသ (wi.sesa.)
• → Khmer: វិសេស (visaeh)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “visesa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead