𑀯𑀻𑀲

Prakrit

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Cardinal: 𑀯𑀻𑀲 (vīsa)

Alternative forms

• 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀤𑀺 (vīsadi) — Śaurasenī
• 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀇 (vīsaï) — Ardhamagadhi, Magadhi, Maharashtri

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विंशति (viṃśati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwiHćatí, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wih₁ḱm̥ti, from *dwih₁ḱm̥ti (“two-ten”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (vīsaⁱti), Persian بیست (bist), Old Armenian քսան (kʻsan), Latin vīgintī, Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi).

Numeral

𑀯𑀻𑀲 (vīsa) (Devanagari वीस) (Śaurasenī) (cardinal number)

1. twenty

Descendants

• Gurjara Apabhramsa:
  • Gujarati: વીસ (vīs)
• Pahari:
  • Nepali: बीस (bīs)
• Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: बीस (bīs)

    Urdu: بیس (bīs)

  • Punjabi: ਵੀਹ (vīh)
  • Romani: biś, bish (Anglicized), biš (Pan-Vlax)
    • → Romanian: biștar
• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀇 (vīsaï)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Bishnupriya Manipuri: বিশ (biś)
  • Early Assamese:
    • Assamese: বিশ (bix)
    • Hajong: বিশ (bis)
  • Old Bengali:
    • Bengali: বিশ (biś)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀇 (vīsaï)
  • Dhivehi: ވިހި (vihi)
  • Konkani: वीस (vīs)
  • Old Marathi:
    • Marathi: वीस (vīs)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vīsa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press