𑀓𑀻𑀲

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कीदृश (kīdṛśa).

Pronoun

𑀓𑀻𑀲 (kīsa) (Devanagari कीस)

1. (interrogative) how...?

Descendants

• Central:
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲 (kīisa)
    • Hindustani: kaisā
      • Hindi: कैसा
      • Urdu: کیسا
• Eastern:
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Bhojpuri: 𑂍𑂶𑂮𑂢 (kaisan)
    • Magahi: 𑂍𑂶𑂮𑂢
    • Maithili: कैसन (kaisan), केहन (kēhan)
    • Odia: କିସ (kisa)

• Northwestern:
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: kihā, kihṛā

      Gurmukhi script: ਕਿਹਾ, ਕਿਹੜਾ

      Shahmukhi script: کِہا, کِہْڑا

    • Sindhi: kihaṛo

      Arabic script: ڪِهَڙو

      Devanagari script: किहड़ो

• Southern:
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Marathi: कसा (kasā)
• Western:
  • Old Gujarati: किसिउ (kisiu)
    • Gujarati: કીસ (kīs)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “कीस”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kīsa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press