desa
desa
desa
FromMalaydesa, fromSanskritदेश(deśa).
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dèsa (pluraldesa-desa)

FromProto-Baltic*deš-, fromProto-Indo-European*deḱ-(“to cut, to sever, to split into fibers”). A minority opinion derivesdesa from a different stem*deḱ-(“to remove, to take out”). Cognates includeLithuaniandešrà, dialectaldešerà,Gothic𐍄𐌰𐌲𐌻(tagl,“hair”),Old Norsetagl(“horsehair”),Old High Germanzagal(“tail, rod”),Old Englishtægl(“tail”),Englishtail,Sanskritदेशा(deśā,“fringe of cloth; lamp wick”).[1]
dȩsa f (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | desa | desas |
| genitive | desas | desu |
| dative | desai | desām |
| accusative | desu | desas |
| instrumental | desu | desām |
| locative | desā | desās |
| vocative | desa | desas |
desa (Jawi spellingديسا,pluraldesa-desaordesa2)
Inherited fromSanskritदेश(deśa).
desa m
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | deso | desā |
| Accusative (second) | desaṃ | dese |
| Instrumental (third) | desena | desehiordesebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | desassaordesāyaordesatthaṃ | desānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | desasmāordesamhāordesā | desehiordesebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | desassa | desānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | desasmiṃordesamhiordese | desesu |
| Vocative (calling) | desa | desā |
Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page114.
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