vesī
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Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- वेसी (Devanagari script)
- ৰেসী (Bengali script)
- වෙසී (Sinhalese script)
- ဝေသီ or ဝေသဳ (Burmese script)
- เวสี (Thai script)
- ᩅᩮᩈᩦ (Tai Tham script)
- ເວສີ (Lao script)
- វេសី (Khmer script)
- 𑅇𑄬𑄥𑄩 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit वेश्या (veśyā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (vĕssā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸 (vesā).
Noun
vesī f
- prostitute (woman who engages in sexual activity for payment)
- Synonym: vaṇṇadāsī
Declension
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vesī | vesiyo or vesī |
| Accusative (second) | vesiṃ or vesiyaṃ | vesiyo or vesī |
| Instrumental (third) | vesiyā | vesīhi or vesībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vesiyā | vesīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vesiyā | vesīhi or vesībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vesiyā | vesīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vesiyā or vesiyaṃ | vesīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | vesi | vesiyo or vesī |
Declension table of "vesī" (feminine)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vēśyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 702
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