ਪਾਸਾ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit [script needed] (pāsa) / [script needed] (passa), ultimately from Sanskrit पार्श्व (pārśva).

Noun

ਪਾਸਾ • (pāsā) m (Shahmukhi spelling پاسَہ)

1. side (direction)
2. flank

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi पासा (pāsā), ultimately from Sanskrit पाश (pāśa).

Noun

ਪਾਸਾ • (pāsā) m (Shahmukhi spelling پاسَہ)

1. die, dice
2. slab

Alternative forms

• ਪਾਸ਼ਾ (pāśā) (dice)

References

• “ਪਾਸਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024