bhāsā

See also: bhasa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀪𑀸𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• भासा (Devanagari script)
• ভাসা (Bengali script)
• භාසා (Sinhalese script)
• ဘာသာ or ꧤႃသႃ (Burmese script)
• ภาสา (Thai script)
• ᨽᩣᩈᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຠາສາ (Lao script)
• ភាសា (Khmer script)
• 𑄞𑄂𑄥𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā).

Noun

bhāsā f

1. language
2. dialect

Declension

Declension table of "bhāsā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bhāsā	bhāsāyo or bhāsā
Accusative (second)	bhāsaṃ	bhāsāyo or bhāsā
Instrumental (third)	bhāsāya	bhāsāhi or bhāsābhi
Dative (fourth)	bhāsāya	bhāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bhāsāya	bhāsāhi or bhāsābhi
Genitive (sixth)	bhāsāya	bhāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bhāsāya or bhāsāyaṃ	bhāsāsu
Vocative (calling)	bhāse	bhāsāyo or bhāsā

Descendants

• → Burmese: ဘာသာ (bhasa)
• → Khmer: ភាសា (phiəsaa)
• → Lao: ພາສາ (phā sā)
• → Lü: ᦘᦱᦉᦱ (phaaṡaa)
• → Mon: ဘာသာ (pʰesa)
• → Northern Thai: ᨽᩣᩇᩣ (bhasa)
• → Shan: ၽႃႇသႃႇ (phàa sàa)
• → Thai: ภาษา (paa-sǎa)