मसल

See also: मसला, मसाला, and मिसाल

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.səl/, [mɐ.sɐl]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian (masal), from Arabic مَثَل (maṯal).

Noun

मसल • (masal) f (Urdu spelling مثل)

saying, proverb, adage
Synonyms: कहावत (kahāvat), लोकोक्ति (lokokti)
example, specimen
Synonym: मिसाल (misāl)

Declension

Declension of *मसल* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	मसल masal	मसलें masalẽ
oblique	मसल masal	मसलों masalõ
vocative	मसल masal	मसलो masalo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मसल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 791

Etymology 2

Verb

मसल • (masal) (Urdu spelling مسل)

inflection of मसलना (masalnā):
1. stem
2. second-person singular present imperative