واسی

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Urdu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit वासिन् (vāsin). Related to بسنا (basnā, to live, reside).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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واسی (vāsīm (Hindi spelling वासी)

  1. inhabitant, native

Declension

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Declension of واسی
singular plural
direct واسی (vāsī) واسی (vāsī)
oblique واسی (vāsī) واسیوں (vāsiyō̃)
vocative واسی (vāsī) واسیو (vāsiyō)

Adjective

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واسی (vāsī) (indeclinable)

  1. inhabiting, dwelling

References

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  • واسی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • واسی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.