श्वास

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsa).

Noun

श्वास • (śvās) m

  1. breath, breathing
    Synonym: सांस (sāns)

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्वास (śvāsa).

Noun

श्वास (śvās) (Latin script shvas, Kannada script ಶ್ವಾಸ)

  1. breath, breathing

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (“to pant, puff, sigh”). Cognate with English wheeze, Latin queror (whence English quarrel), Pashto ساه‎ (sāh, “breath, blow, puff, soul, spirit, essence”).

Noun

श्वास • (śvāsa) m

  1. breath
  2. sigh
  3. panting

Descendants

  • Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀸𑀲 (sāsa)
  • Pali: sāsa
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀸𑀲 (sāsa)
  • → Kannada: ಶ್ವಾಸ (śvāsa)
  • → Telugu: శ్వాస (śvāsa)
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