मच्छ
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha), from Sanskrit मत्स्य (mátsya). Doublet of मत्स्य (matsya).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mət̪t͡ʃʰ/, [mɐ(t̚)t͡ʃʰ]
Noun
मच्छ • (macch) m (Urdu spelling مچھ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मच्छ macch |
मच्छ macch |
| oblique | मच्छ macch |
मच्छों macchõ |
| vocative | मच्छ macch |
मच्छो maccho |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मच्छ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3740
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मच्छ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 782
Pali
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
Noun
मच्छ m
- Devanagari script form of maccha
Prakrit
Noun
मच्छ (maccha) m
- Devanagari script form of 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (“fish”)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of मच्छ (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | मच्छो (maccho) | मच्छा (macchā) |
| Accusative | मच्छं (macchaṃ) | मच्छे (macche) or मच्छा (macchā) |
| Instrumental | मच्छेण (maccheṇa) or मच्छेणं (maccheṇaṃ) | मच्छेहि (macchehi) or मच्छेहिं (macchehiṃ) |
| Dative | मच्छाअ (macchāa) | — |
| Ablative | मच्छाओ (macchāo) or मच्छाउ (macchāu) or मच्छा (macchā) or मच्छाहि (macchāhi) or मच्छाहिंतो (macchāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | मच्छस्स (macchassa) | मच्छाण (macchāṇa) or मच्छाणं (macchāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | मच्छम्मि (macchammi) or मच्छे (macche) | मच्छेसु (macchesu) or मच्छेसुं (macchesuṃ) |
| Vocative | मच्छ (maccha) or मच्छा (macchā) | मच्छा (macchā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মচ্ছ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬘ᭄ᬙ (Balinese script)
- মচ্ছ (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰓𑰿𑰔 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (Brahmi script)
- မစ္ဆ (Burmese script)
- મચ્છ (Gujarati script)
- ਮਚ੍ਛ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌚𑍍𑌛 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦕ꧀ꦖ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂒𑂹𑂓 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಚ್ಛ (Kannada script)
- មច្ឆ (Khmer script)
- ມຈ຺ຉ (Lao script)
- മച്ഛ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠᢜᡮᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘓𑘿𑘔 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᢋᠼᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑦳𑧠𑦴 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐔𑑂𑐕 (Newa script)
- ମଚ୍ଛ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢗ꣄ꢘ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆖𑇀𑆗 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖓𑖿𑖔 (Siddham script)
- මච්ඡ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩡 𑪙𑩢 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚏𑚶𑚐 (Takri script)
- மச்ச² (Tamil script)
- మచ్ఛ (Telugu script)
- มจฺฉ (Thai script)
- མ་ཙྪ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒔𑓂𑒕 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨣𑩇𑨤 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Reborrowed from Prakrit मच्छ (maccha), from Sanskrit मत्स्य (matsya).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mɐt̪.t͡ɕʰɐ/, [mɐt̪̚.t͡ɕʰɐ]
Noun
मच्छ • (maccha) stem, m
- fish
- Narmadāṣṭaka 2:
- त्वदम्बुलीनदीनमीनदिव्यसंप्रदायकं
कलौ मलौघभारहारि सर्वतीर्थनायकम् ।
सुमच्छकच्छनक्रचक्रचक्रवाकशर्मदे
त्वदीयपादपङ्कजं नमामि देवि नर्मदे ॥- tvadambulīnadīnamīnadivyasaṃpradāyakaṃ
kalau malaughabhārahāri sarvatīrthanāyakam.
sumacchakacchanakracakracakravākaśarmade
tvadīyapādapaṅkajaṃ namāmi devi narmade. - O Devī Narmadā, who give protection to fishes, turtles, crocodiles and ruddy shelducks, I bow to your lotus-feet,
the foremost of all holy sites, the ridder of great sins in the Kali Age, the giver of divine refuge to the lowly fish in your waters.
- tvadambulīnadīnamīnadivyasaṃpradāyakaṃ
- त्वदम्बुलीनदीनमीनदिव्यसंप्रदायकं
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मच्छः (macchaḥ) | मच्छौ (macchau) | मच्छाः (macchāḥ) |
| accusative | मच्छम् (maccham) | मच्छौ (macchau) | मच्छान् (macchān) |
| instrumental | मच्छेन (macchena) | मच्छाभ्याम् (macchābhyām) | मच्छैः (macchaiḥ) |
| dative | मच्छाय (macchāya) | मच्छाभ्याम् (macchābhyām) | मच्छेभ्यः (macchebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मच्छात् (macchāt) | मच्छाभ्याम् (macchābhyām) | मच्छेभ्यः (macchebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मच्छस्य (macchasya) | मच्छयोः (macchayoḥ) | मच्छानाम् (macchānām) |
| locative | मच्छे (macche) | मच्छयोः (macchayoḥ) | मच्छेषु (maccheṣu) |
| vocative | मच्छ (maccha) | मच्छौ (macchau) | मच्छाः (macchāḥ) |
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “मच्छ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 773.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “मच्छ”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1220