hasati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀳𑀲𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• हसति (Devanagari script)
• হসতি (Bengali script)
• හසති (Sinhalese script)
• ဟသတိ or ႁသတိ (Burmese script)
• หสติ or หะสะติ (Thai script)
• ᩉᩈᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຫສຕິ or ຫະສະຕິ (Lao script)
• ហសតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄦𑄥𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हसति (hasati, “laughs”); distantly related to jagghati.

Verb

hasati

1. to laugh, to be merry

Further reading

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