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Etymology
Cognate with Tibetan བཞེས (bzhes).[1]
Verb
بیس (byis)
- (honorific) to eat
- (honorific) to drink
- (honorific) to smoke
References
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀸 (vīsā), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀻𑀲𑀢𑀺 (vīsati), from Sanskrit विंशति (viṃśatí).
Cognates include Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (vīsaiti), Northern Kurdish bîst, Khotanese (bistä), Ossetian инсӕй (insæj), Sanskrit विंशति (viṃśati), and Punjabi ਵੀਹ (vīh).
Numeral
بِیس • (bīs) (Hindi spelling बीस)
- twenty