Surname · Kannada
ಜೋಯಿಸ
“astrologer”
ಜೋಯಿಸ (jōyisa) is a surname from Prakrit, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Kannada.
KannadaWritten in Kannada script. In English: jōyisa.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ಜೋಯಿಸ goes back to Sanskrit ज्यौतिषिक, meaning “astrologer.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
ಜೋಯಿಸ comes from Prakrit, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀇𑀲𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit ज्यौतिषिक (“astrologer”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ಜೋಯಿಸ’s family of names
In Kannada usage, ಜೋಯಿಸ as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Hindi form जोशी. In Kannada usage, ಜೋಯಿಸ as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as jōyisa.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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