feminine · vesī 1 · vesī 2
a harlot; a prostitute
Vesī and Vesiyā (feminine) [the feminine of vessa] a woman of low caste, a harlot, prostitute. (a) vesī: Vin III 138; Ja V 425; in {651} compound vesi-dvāra a pleasure house Thig 73. (b) vesiyā: Vin IV 278; Snp 108; Vibh 247; in compound vesiyā-gocara asking alms from a prostitute's house Dhp-a III 275; As 151; Vibh-a 339.
(fem, fem) prostitute; sex worker harlot, prostitute Construction: √vis > ves + *ī
(fem, fem) brothel; bordello; cathouse Construction: √vis > ves + *ī