ਦਸਵਾ

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Old Punjabi

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀲𑀫 (dasama)), from Sanskrit दशम (daśamá). Compare Old Hindi दसवै (dasavai), दसवैं (dasava͠i), Old Marathi 𑘟𑘭𑘪 (dasava), 𑘟𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘪 (dāhāva).

Adjective

ਦਸਵਾ (dasavā /dasavāṁ/)

  1. tenth
    ਦਸਵਾ ਦੁਆਰੁdasvāṁ duāruthe Tenth Door

Descendants

  • Punjabi: dasvā̃
    Gurmukhi script: ਦਸਵਾਂ
    Shahmukhi script: دَسْواں

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਦਸਵਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 149
  • ਦਸਵਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “daśamá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press