berś

See also: bers, berš, bērs, bȩ̃rs, and бэрс

Romani

Alternative forms

• bersh (Anglicized)
• berš (Pan-Vlax)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀭𑀺𑀲 (varisa), from Sanskrit वर्ष (varṣá, “year”). Cognate with Gujarati વરસ (varas), Marwari बरस (baras), Mewari भरस (bharas).

Noun

berś m (plural berśa)

1. (International Standard) year

Descendants

• → French: berge

References

• Yaron Matras (2002), “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction‎^[1], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39