مھینس

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • مھینہ (mhaiṉh)
  • مینہ (maiṉh)
  • مینس (maiṉs)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻 (mahisī), from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣa). Cognate with Marathi म्हैस (mhais), Nepali भैंसी (bha͠isī), Urdu بھینس, Gujarati ભેંસ (bhẽs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ̃ː˥˩.s/

Noun

مھَین٘س • (mhaiṉs) f (masculine مھینسا, Gurmukhi spelling ਮ੍ਹੈਂਸ)

  1. (Malwai, dialectal) water buffalo (adult female)
    Synonym: (Standard Punjabi) مَجّھ (majjh)

Declension

Declension of مھینس
singular plural
direct مھَین٘س (mhaiṉs) مھَین٘ساں (mhaiṉsāṉ)
oblique مھَین٘س (mhaiṉs) مھَین٘ساں (mhaiṉsāṉ)
vocative مھَین٘سے (mhaiṉse) مھَین٘سو (mhaiṉso)
ablative مھَین٘سوں (mhaiṉsoṉ) [Term?]
locative مھَین٘سے (mhaiṉse) مھَین٘سِیں (mhaiṉsīṉ)
instrumental مھَین٘سے (mhaiṉse) مھَین٘سِیں (mhaiṉsīṉ)

References

  • “مھینس”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “مھینس”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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