मार्गशीर्ष

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मार्गशीर्ष (mārgaśīrṣa)

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɑːɾ.ɡə.ʃiːɾʂ/, [mäːɾ.ɡɐ.ʃiːɾʃ]

Proper noun

मार्गशीर्ष • (mārgaśīrṣ) m

Margashirsha (ninth month of the Hindu lunar calendar)
Synonyms: अग्रहायण (agrahāyaṇ), अगहन (aghan)

Declension

Declension of *मार्गशीर्ष* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	मार्गशीर्ष mārgaśīrṣ	मार्गशीर्ष mārgaśīrṣ
oblique	मार्गशीर्ष mārgaśīrṣ	मार्गशीर्षों mārgaśīrṣõ
vocative	मार्गशीर्ष mārgaśīrṣ	मार्गशीर्षो mārgaśīrṣo

Related terms

lunar monthsedit

अगहन (aghan) ~ अग्रहायण (agrahāyaṇ), मगसिर (magsir) ~ मार्गशीर्ष (mārgaśīrṣ)
असाढ़ (asāṛh) ~ आषाढ़ (āṣāṛh)
आसिन (āsin) ~ आश्विन (āśvin)
कातिक (kātik) ~ कार्तिक (kārtik)
चैत (cait) ~ चैत्र (caitra)
जेठ (jeṭh) ~ ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭh)
पोस (pos) ~ पौष (pauṣ)
फागुन (phāgun) ~ फाल्गुन (phālgun)
बैसाख (baisākh) ~ वैशाख (vaiśākh)
भादों (bhādõ) ~ भाद्र (bhādra)
माह (māh) ~ माघ (māgh)
सावन (sāvan) ~ श्रावण (śrāvaṇ)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

মাৰ্গশীৰ্ষ (Assamese script)
ᬫᬵᬃᬕᬰᬷᬃᬱ (Balinese script)
মার্গশীর্ষ (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰯𑰨𑰿𑰐𑰫𑰱𑰨𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀕𑀰𑀻𑀭𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
မာရ်္ဂၐီရ္ၑ (Burmese script)
માર્ગશીર્ષ (Gujarati script)
ਮਾਰ੍ਗਸ਼ੀਰ੍ਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦴꦂꦒꦯꦷꦂꦰ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂰𑂩𑂹𑂏𑂬𑂲𑂩𑂹𑂭 (Kaithi script)
ಮಾರ್ಗಶೀರ್ಷ (Kannada script)
មាគ៌ឝីឞ៌ (Khmer script)
ມາຣ຺ຄຨີຣ຺ຩ (Lao script)
മാര്ഗശീര്ഷ (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᡤᠠᡧᡳᡳᡵᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘐𑘫𑘲𑘨𑘿𑘬 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᢗᠷᠺᠠᠱᠢᠢᠷᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧑𑧈𑧠𑦰𑧋𑧓𑧈𑧠𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐵𑐬𑑂𑐐𑐱𑐷𑐬𑑂𑐲 (Newa script)
ମାର୍ଗଶୀର୍ଷ (Odia script)
ꢪꢵꢬ꣄ꢔꢯꢷꢬ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆳𑆫𑇀𑆓𑆯𑆵𑆫𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖯𑖨𑖿𑖐𑖫𑖱𑖨𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
මාර්‍ගශීර්‍ෂ (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩞𑩿𑩑𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑪀 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚭𑚤𑚶𑚌𑚧𑚯𑚤𑚶 (Takri script)
மார்க³ஶீர்ஷ (Tamil script)
మార్గశీర్ష (Telugu script)
มารฺคศีรฺษ (Thai script)
མཱ་རྒ་ཤཱི་རྵ (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒰𑒩𑓂𑒑𑒬𑒲𑒩𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨍𑨮𑨁𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of मार्ग (mārga, “path”) +‎ शीर्ष (śirṣá, “head”)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑːɾ.ɡɐ.ɕiːɾ.ʂɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɑːɾ.ɡɐ.ɕiːɾ.ʂɐ/

Proper noun

मार्गशीर्ष • (mārgaśīrṣa) stem, m

Ninth month of the Hindu lunar calendar
Synonym: अग्रहायण (agrahāyaṇa)

Related terms

lunar monthsedit

अश्विन् (aśvin), आश्विन (āśvina)
आषाढ (āṣāḍha)
कार्त्तिक (kārttika)
चैत्र (caitra)
ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha), ज्यैष्ठ (jyaiṣṭha)
पौष (pauṣa)
फाल्गुन (phālguna)
भाद्र (bhādra)
माघ (māgha)
मार्गशीर्ष (mārgaśīrṣa), अग्रहायण (agrahāyaṇa)
वैशाख (vaiśākha)
श्रावण (śrāvaṇa)

Descendants

Prakrit: *𑀫𑀸𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀲𑀻𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*māggasīrha)
- Central Indo-Aryan:
  - Hindustani:
    Hindi: मंगसीर (maṅgsīr), मङ्सिर (maṅsir)
    
    Urdu: مَن٘گْسِر (maṅgsir)
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
  - Nepali: मङ्सिर (maṅsira)
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  - Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਮਾਘਰ (māghar)
    
    Shahmukhi script: ماگَھر (māghar)
  - Sindhi:
    Arabic script: مانگهر, منگهر
    - → Pashto: مانګٙر (mângër)