वस्यस्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
  • वसीयस् (vásīyas) — Classical Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬯᬲ᭄ᬬᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
  • ৱস্যস্ (Assamese script)
  • বস্যস্ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰭𑰿𑰧𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀬𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
  • વસ્યસ્ (Gujarati script)
  • ਵਸੑਯਸੑ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦮꦱꦾꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
  • វស្យស៑ (Khmer script)
  • ವಸ್ಯಸ್ (Kannada script)
  • ວສ຺ຍສ຺ (Lao script)
  • വസ്യസ് (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘪𑘭𑘿𑘧𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
  • ᠸᠠᠰᠶ᠋ᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
  • ᠸᠠᠰ᠌ᠶᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
  • ဝသျသ် (Burmese script)
  • 𑧊𑧍𑧠𑧇𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐰𑐳𑑂𑐫𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
  • ଵସ୍ଯସ୍ (Odia script)
  • ꢮꢱ꣄ꢫꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑆱𑇀𑆪𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖭𑖿𑖧𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
  • වස්යස් (Sinhalese script)
  • వస్యస్ (Telugu script)
  • วสฺยสฺ (Thai script)
  • ཝ་སྱ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑒮𑓂𑒨𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwásyas (“better”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wés-yōs, comparative degree of *h₁wes- (“good”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬵𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵‎ (vahiiah), Persian به‎ (beh).

Pronunciation

Adjective

वस्यस् • (vásyas)

  1. (Vedic) comparative degree of वसु (vásu); better, more excellent, more glorious
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