𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅

Prakrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit पिशाच (piśācá). Cognate with Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀬 (pisāya), Pali pisāca.

Noun

𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅 (pisāa) m (Devanagari पिसाअ, Kannada ಪಿಸಾಅ) (Maharastri) [1][2]

  1. demon

Declension
Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅 (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀑 (pisāo) 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā)
Accusative 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅𑀁 (pisāaṃ) 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏 (pisāe) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā)
Instrumental 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀡 (pisāeṇa) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀡𑀁 (pisāeṇaṃ) 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀳𑀺 (pisāehi) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀳𑀺𑀁 (pisāehiṃ)
Dative 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀅 (pisāāa) —
Ablative 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀑 (pisāāo) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀉 (pisāāu) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺 (pisāāhi) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (pisāāhiṃto) —
Genitive 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 (pisāassa) 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀡 (pisāāṇa) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆𑀡𑀁 (pisāāṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (pisāammi) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏 (pisāe) 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼 (pisāesu) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼𑀁 (pisāesuṃ)
Vocative 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅 (pisāa) or 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā) 𑀧𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀆 (pisāā)

Descendants
  • Konkani:
    Devanagari script: पिसो (piso)
    Kannada script: ಪಿಸೊ (piso)
    Latin script: piso
  • Old Marathi:
    Devanagari script: पिस (pisa), पिसें (piseṃ), पिसी (pisī)
    Modi script: 𑘢𑘲𑘭 (pīsa), 𑘢𑘲𑘭𑘹𑘽 (pīseṃ), 𑘢𑘲𑘭𑘲 (pīsī)
    • Marathi: पिसे (pise)

References
  1. Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 169.
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “piśācá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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