वासर

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱাসৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬵᬲᬭ (Balinese script)
• বাসর (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰭𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဝါသရ (Burmese script)
• વાસર (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਸਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦴꦱꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂰𑂮𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ವಾಸರ (Kannada script)
• វាសរ (Khmer script)
• ວາສຣ (Lao script)
• വാസര (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘭𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᠰᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑧍𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐳𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଵାସର (Odia script)
• ꢮꢵꢱꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆱𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖭𑖨 (Siddham script)
• වාසර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩛𑪁𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚭𑚨𑚤 (Takri script)
• வாஸர (Tamil script)
• వాసర (Telugu script)
• วาสร (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་ས་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒮𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨊𑨰𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

If the original sense was "of the morning," possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wāsarás, a vṛddhi derivative of *wásr̥ (“spring”). If so, related to वसन्त (vasanta, “spring”).

Gamkrelidze et al. instead prefer a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to stay, dwell, spend the night”), also the source of वसति (vasati, “staying, dwelling”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.sɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑː.s̪ɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

वासर • (vāsara) stem, m or n

1. day

   अद्य कः वासरः? ― adya kaḥ vāsaraḥ? ― What day is today?

   पञ्चदशदिनाङ्के कः वासरः? ― pañcadaśadināṅke kaḥ vāsaraḥ? ― What day is it on 15th date?

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वासर (vāsara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वासरः vāsaraḥ	वासरौ / वासरा¹ vāsarau / vāsarā¹	वासराः / वासरासः¹ vāsarāḥ / vāsarāsaḥ¹
Vocative	वासर vāsara	वासरौ / वासरा¹ vāsarau / vāsarā¹	वासराः / वासरासः¹ vāsarāḥ / vāsarāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वासरम् vāsaram	वासरौ / वासरा¹ vāsarau / vāsarā¹	वासरान् vāsarān
Instrumental	वासरेण vāsareṇa	वासराभ्याम् vāsarābhyām	वासरैः / वासरेभिः¹ vāsaraiḥ / vāsarebhiḥ¹
Dative	वासराय vāsarāya	वासराभ्याम् vāsarābhyām	वासरेभ्यः vāsarebhyaḥ
Ablative	वासरात् vāsarāt	वासराभ्याम् vāsarābhyām	वासरेभ्यः vāsarebhyaḥ
Genitive	वासरस्य vāsarasya	वासरयोः vāsarayoḥ	वासराणाम् vāsarāṇām
Locative	वासरे vāsare	वासरयोः vāsarayoḥ	वासरेषु vāsareṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of वासर (vāsara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वासरम् vāsaram	वासरे vāsare	वासराणि / वासरा¹ vāsarāṇi / vāsarā¹
Vocative	वासर vāsara	वासरे vāsare	वासराणि / वासरा¹ vāsarāṇi / vāsarā¹
Accusative	वासरम् vāsaram	वासरे vāsare	वासराणि / वासरा¹ vāsarāṇi / vāsarā¹
Instrumental	वासरेण vāsareṇa	वासराभ्याम् vāsarābhyām	वासरैः / वासरेभिः¹ vāsaraiḥ / vāsarebhiḥ¹
Dative	वासराय vāsarāya	वासराभ्याम् vāsarābhyām	वासरेभ्यः vāsarebhyaḥ
Ablative	वासरात् vāsarāt	वासराभ्याम् vāsarābhyām	वासरेभ्यः vāsarebhyaḥ
Genitive	वासरस्य vāsarasya	वासरयोः vāsarayoḥ	वासराणाम् vāsarāṇām
Locative	वासरे vāsare	वासरयोः vāsarayoḥ	वासरेषु vāsareṣu
Notes	¹Vedic