āsava

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀆𑀲𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• आसव (Devanagari script)
• আসৰ (Bengali script)
• ආසව (Sinhalese script)
• အာသဝ or ဢႃသဝ (Burmese script)
• อาสว or อาสะวะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩣᩈᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ອາສວ or ອາສະວະ (Lao script)
• អាសវ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄂𑄥𑅇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आसव (āsava).

Noun

āsava m

1. spirit (as in liquor)
2. discharge from a sore
3. ideas which intoxicate the mind

Declension

Declension table of "āsava" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	āsavo	āsavā
Accusative (second)	āsavaṃ	āsave
Instrumental (third)	āsavena	āsavehi or āsavebhi
Dative (fourth)	āsavassa or āsavāya or āsavatthaṃ	āsavānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	āsavasmā or āsavamhā or āsavā	āsavehi or āsavebhi
Genitive (sixth)	āsavassa	āsavānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	āsavasmiṃ or āsavamhi or āsave	āsavesu
Vocative (calling)	āsava	āsavā

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “āsava”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead