ਜਸੁ

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Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀲 (jasa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso), from Sanskrit यशः (yáśaḥ). Cognate with Old Hindi जस (jasa), Old Gujarati जस (jasa).

Noun

ਜਸੁ (jasu) m

  1. fame, renown, glory
    ਜਸੁ ਜਾਚਿ ― jasu jāci ― desire to glorify (God)
    ਜਸੁ ਲੇ, ਲੈ ― jasu le, lai ― win fame

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਜੱਸ (jassa)
    Shahmukhi script: جَسّ (jass)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਜਸੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 117
  • “ਜਸੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yáśas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 604
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