واسی

Urdu

Alternative forms
  • باسی‎ (bāsī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वासिन् (vāsin). Related to بسنا‎ (basnā, “to live, reside”).

Pronunciation

Noun

واسی • (transliteration needed) m (Hindi spelling वासी)

  1. inhabitant, native

Declension
Declension of واسی
singular plural
direct واسی‎ (vāsī) واسی‎ (vāsī)
oblique واسی‎ (vāsī) واسیوں‎ (vāsiyō̃)
vocative واسی‎ (vāsī) واسیو‎ (vāsiyō)

Adjective

واسی • (transliteration needed) (indeclinable)

  1. inhabiting, dwelling

References
  • “واسی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “واسی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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