वासर

Sanskrit

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Etymology

If the original sense was "of the morning," possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wāsarás, a vṛddhi derivative of *wásr̥ (“spring”). If so, related to वसन्त (vasanta, “spring”).^[1]^[2]

Gamkrelidze et al. instead prefer a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to stay, dwell, spend the night”), also the source of वसति (vasati, “staying, dwelling”).^[3]

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.sɐ.ɾɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑː.s̪ɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

वासर • (vāsara) stem, m or n

day
अद्य कः वासरः? ― adya kaḥ vāsaraḥ? ― What day is today?

पञ्चदशदिनाङ्के कः वासरः? ― pañcadaśadināṅke kaḥ vāsaraḥ? ― What day is it on 15th date?

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वासर (vāsara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वासरः vāsaraḥ	वासरौ / वासरा¹ vāsarau / vāsarā¹	वासराः / वासरासः¹ vāsarāḥ / vāsarāsaḥ¹
Vocative	वासर vāsara	वासरौ / वासरा¹ vāsarau / vāsarā¹	वासराः / वासरासः¹ vāsarāḥ / vāsarāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वासरम् vāsaram	वासरौ / वासरा¹ vāsarau / vāsarā¹	वासरान् vāsarān
Instrumental	वासरेण vāsareṇa	वासराभ्याम् vāsarābhyām	वासरैः / वासरेभिः¹ vāsaraiḥ / vāsarebhiḥ¹
Dative	वासराय vāsarāya	वासराभ्याम् vāsarābhyām	वासरेभ्यः vāsarebhyaḥ
Ablative	वासरात् vāsarāt	वासराभ्याम् vāsarābhyām	वासरेभ्यः vāsarebhyaḥ
Genitive	वासरस्य vāsarasya	वासरयोः vāsarayoḥ	वासराणाम् vāsarāṇām
Locative	वासरे vāsare	वासरयोः vāsarayoḥ	वासरेषु vāsareṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of वासर (vāsara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वासरम् vāsaram	वासरे vāsare	वासराणि / वासरा¹ vāsarāṇi / vāsarā¹
Vocative	वासर vāsara	वासरे vāsare	वासराणि / वासरा¹ vāsarāṇi / vāsarā¹
Accusative	वासरम् vāsaram	वासरे vāsare	वासराणि / वासरा¹ vāsarāṇi / vāsarā¹
Instrumental	वासरेण vāsareṇa	वासराभ्याम् vāsarābhyām	वासरैः / वासरेभिः¹ vāsaraiḥ / vāsarebhiḥ¹
Dative	वासराय vāsarāya	वासराभ्याम् vāsarābhyām	वासरेभ्यः vāsarebhyaḥ
Ablative	वासरात् vāsarāt	वासराभ्याम् vāsarābhyām	वासरेभ्यः vāsarebhyaḥ
Genitive	वासरस्य vāsarasya	वासरयोः vāsarayoḥ	वासराणाम् vāsarāṇām
Locative	वासरे vāsare	वासरयोः vāsarayoḥ	वासरेषु vāsareṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 504
^ Peile, J. (1872). An Introduction to Greek and Latin Etymology. United Kingdom: Macmillan, p. 158
^ Jakobson, R., Ivanov, V. V., Johanna, N., Gamkrelidze, T. V. (2010). Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans: A Reconstruction and Historical Analysis of a Proto-Language and Proto-Culture. Part I: The Text. Part II: Bibliography, Indexes. Germany: De Gruyter, p. 198

[1] Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 504

[2] Peile, J. (1872). An Introduction to Greek and Latin Etymology. United Kingdom: Macmillan, p. 158

[3] Jakobson, R., Ivanov, V. V., Johanna, N., Gamkrelidze, T. V. (2010). Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans: A Reconstruction and Historical Analysis of a Proto-Language and Proto-Culture. Part I: The Text. Part II: Bibliography, Indexes. Germany: De Gruyter, p. 198

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