मासा
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘭𑘰 (māsā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀙 (macha /maccha/) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मत्स्य (mátsya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mátsyas. Doublet of मत्स्य (matsya).
Cognates
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.sa/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: मा‧सा
Noun
मासा • (māsā) m
Declension
| Declension of मासा (masc ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मासा māsā | ||
| direct plural |
मासे māse | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मासा māsā |
मासे māse | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मास्या māsyā |
मास्यां- māsyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मास्याला māsyālā |
मास्यांना māsyānnā | |
| ergative | मास्याने, मास्यानं māsyāne, māsyāna |
मास्यांनी māsyānnī | |
| instrumental | मास्याशी māsyāśī |
मास्यांशी māsyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मास्यात māsyāt |
मास्यांत māsyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मास्या māsyā |
मास्यांनो māsyānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of मासा (masc ā-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
मास्याचा māsyāċā |
मास्याचे māsyāċe |
मास्याची māsyācī |
मास्याच्या māsyācā |
मास्याचे, मास्याचं māsyāċe, māsyāċa |
मास्याची māsyācī |
मास्याच्या māsyācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
मास्यांचा māsyānċā |
मास्यांचे māsyānċe |
मास्यांची māsyāñcī |
मास्यांच्या māsyāncā |
मास्यांचे, मास्यांचं māsyānċe, māsyānċa |
मास्यांची māsyāñcī |
मास्यांच्या māsyāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
References
More information
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मासा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मासा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मासा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mátsya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Noun
मासा m