ਦਸਵਾ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀲𑀫 (dasama)), from Sanskrit दशम (daśamá). Compare Old Hindi दसवै (dasavai), दसवैं (dasava͠i), Old Marathi 𑘟𑘭𑘪 (dasava), 𑘟𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘪 (dāhāva).

Adjective

ਦਸਵਾ (dasavā /dasavāṁ/)

1. tenth

   ਦਸਵਾ ਦੁਆਰੁ ― dasvāṁ duāru ― the Tenth Door

Descendants

• Punjabi: dasvā̃

  Gurmukhi script: ਦਸਵਾਂ

  Shahmukhi script: دَسْواں

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਦਸਵਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 149.
• “ਦਸਵਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “daśamá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press