माशा
Hindi
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit माषक (māṣaka) or borrowed from Classical Persian ماشه (māša).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑː.ʃɑː/, [mäː.ʃäː]
Noun
माशा • (māśā) m (Urdu spelling ماشہ)
- maasha (a measure of weight equal to eight रत्ती (rattī), and one twelfth of a तौल (taul); equivalent to 0.972 grams)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | माशा māśā |
माशे māśe |
| oblique | माशे māśe |
माशों māśõ |
| vocative | माशे māśe |
माशो māśo |
Descendants
- → English: maasha
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “माशा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press