𑀧𑀲𑀼

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit पशु (paśu, “animal”). Cognate with Pali pasu.

Noun

𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)

1. beast

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli, Girnar, Jaugada and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (“beast”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)
East	Dhauli	𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)
	Jaugada	𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨤𐨭𐨂 (paśu)
	Mansehra	𐨤𐨭𐨂 (paśu)
West	Girnar	𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (“beast”)
𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) (4) 𐨤𐨭𐨂 (paśu) (2)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) (see there for further descendants)

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• pasu (Latin script)
• पसु (Devanagari script)
• পসু (Bengali script)
• පසු (Sinhalese script)
• ပသု (Burmese script)
• ปสุ or ปะสุ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩈᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ປສຸ or ປະສຸ (Lao script)
• បសុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄥𑄪 (Chakma script)

Noun

𑀧𑀲𑀼 m

1. Brahmi script form of pasu

Declension

Declension table of "𑀧𑀲𑀼" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)	𑀧𑀲𑀯𑁄 (pasavo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū)
Accusative (second)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pasuṃ)	𑀧𑀲𑀯𑁄 (pasavo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū)
Instrumental (third)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀦𑀸 (pasunā)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (pasūhi) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀪𑀺 (pasūbhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pasussa) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀦𑁄 (pasuno)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀁 (pasūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (pasusmā) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (pasumhā)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (pasūhi) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀪𑀺 (pasūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pasussa) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀦𑁄 (pasuno)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀦𑀁 (pasūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (pasusmiṃ) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (pasumhi)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼 (pasūsu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu)	𑀧𑀲𑀯𑁂 (pasave) or 𑀧𑀲𑀯𑁄 (pasavo)

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu), from Sanskrit पशु (paśu).

Noun

𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) m (Devanagari पसु)

1. beast

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀲𑀼 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁄 (pasuṇo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀑 (pasūo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀑 (pasao) or 𑀧𑀲𑀉 (pasaü)
Accusative	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pasuṃ)	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁄 (pasuṇo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀡𑀸 (pasuṇā)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺 (pasūhi) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁 (pasūhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀑 (pasūo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀉 (pasūu)	—
Genitive	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁄 (pasuṇo) or 𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pasussa)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀡 (pasūṇa) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀡𑀁 (pasūṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (pasummi)	𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼 (pasūsu) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pasūsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀲𑀼 (pasu) or 𑀧𑀲𑀽 (pasū)	—

Derived terms

• *𑀧𑀲𑀼𑀓 (*pasuka)
  • Apabhramsa: पसुव (pasuva)
    • Hindi: पसू (pasū)

Descendants

• Assamese: পাহ (pah)
• Hindi: पस (pas)