दासी
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ɑː.siː/, [d̪äː.siː]
Noun
दासी • (dāsī) f (masculine दास)
- a female slave
- maidservant
- Synonym: नौकरानी (naukrānī)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दासी dāsī |
दासियाँ dāsiyā̃ |
| oblique | दासी dāsī |
दासियों dāsiyõ |
| vocative | दासी dāsī |
दासियो dāsiyo |
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
दासी f
- Devanagari script form of dāsī
Declension
Declension table of "दासी" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | दासी (dāsī) | दासियो (dāsiyo) or दासी (dāsī) |
| Accusative (second) | दासिं (dāsiṃ) or दासियं (dāsiyaṃ) | दासियो (dāsiyo) or दासी (dāsī) |
| Instrumental (third) | दासिया (dāsiyā) | दासीहि (dāsīhi) or दासीभि (dāsībhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | दासिया (dāsiyā) | दासीनं (dāsīnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | दासिया (dāsiyā) | दासीहि (dāsīhi) or दासीभि (dāsībhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | दासिया (dāsiyā) | दासीनं (dāsīnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | दासिया (dāsiyā) or दासियं (dāsiyaṃ) | दासीसु (dāsīsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | दासि (dāsi) | दासियो (dāsiyo) or दासी (dāsī) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- দাসী (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬵᬲᬷ (Balinese script)
- দাসী (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰯𑰭𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑀸𑀲𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- ဒါသီ (Burmese script)
- દાસી (Gujarati script)
- ਦਾਸੀ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍀 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦴꦱꦷ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂰𑂮𑂲 (Kaithi script)
- ದಾಸೀ (Kannada script)
- ទាសី (Khmer script)
- ທາສີ (Lao script)
- ദാസീ (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᠠ᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘰𑘭𑘲 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠠᢗᠰᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧑𑧍𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐵𑐳𑐷 (Newa script)
- ଦାସୀ (Odia script)
- ꢣꢵꢱꢷ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆳𑆱𑆵 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖯𑖭𑖱 (Siddham script)
- දාසී (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩛𑪁𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚭𑚨𑚯 (Takri script)
- த³ாஸீ (Tamil script)
- దాసీ (Telugu script)
- ทาสี (Thai script)
- དཱ་སཱི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒰𑒮𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨊𑨰𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
दास (dāsa, “demon; servant”) + -ई (-ī, “feminine suffix”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dɑː.siː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪ɑː.s̪iː/
Noun
दासी • (dāsī) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | दासी (dāsī) | दास्यौ (dāsyau) दासी¹ (dāsī¹) |
दास्यः (dāsyaḥ) दासीः¹ (dāsīḥ¹) |
| accusative | दासीम् (dāsīm) | दास्यौ (dāsyau) दासी¹ (dāsī¹) |
दासीः (dāsīḥ) |
| instrumental | दास्या (dāsyā) | दासीभ्याम् (dāsībhyām) | दासीभिः (dāsībhiḥ) |
| dative | दास्यै (dāsyai) | दासीभ्याम् (dāsībhyām) | दासीभ्यः (dāsībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | दास्याः (dāsyāḥ) दास्यै² (dāsyai²) |
दासीभ्याम् (dāsībhyām) | दासीभ्यः (dāsībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | दास्याः (dāsyāḥ) दास्यै² (dāsyai²) |
दास्योः (dāsyoḥ) | दासीनाम् (dāsīnām) |
| locative | दास्याम् (dāsyām) | दास्योः (dāsyoḥ) | दासीषु (dāsīṣu) |
| vocative | दासि (dāsi) | दास्यौ (dāsyau) दासी¹ (dāsī¹) |
दास्यः (dāsyaḥ) दासीः¹ (dāsīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “दासी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 477, column 1.