मुसल

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

musala (Latin script)
𑀫𑀼𑀲𑀮 (Brahmi script)
মুসল (Bengali script)
මුසල (Sinhalese script)
မုသလ (Burmese script)
มุสล or มุสะละ (Thai script)
ᨾᩩᩈᩃ (Tai Tham script)
ມຸສລ or ມຸສະລະ (Lao script)
មុសល (Khmer script)
𑄟𑄪𑄥𑄣 (Chakma script)

Noun

मुसल m or n

Devanagari script form of musala (“pestle”)

Declension

Declension table of "मुसल" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मुसलो (musalo)	मुसला (musalā)
Accusative (second)	मुसलं (musalaṃ)	मुसले (musale)
Instrumental (third)	मुसलेन (musalena)	मुसलेहि (musalehi) or मुसलेभि (musalebhi)
Dative (fourth)	मुसलस्स (musalassa) or मुसलाय (musalāya) or मुसलत्थं (musalatthaṃ)	मुसलानं (musalānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मुसलस्मा (musalasmā) or मुसलम्हा (musalamhā) or मुसला (musalā)	मुसलेहि (musalehi) or मुसलेभि (musalebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मुसलस्स (musalassa)	मुसलानं (musalānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मुसलस्मिं (musalasmiṃ) or मुसलम्हि (musalamhi) or मुसले (musale)	मुसलेसु (musalesu)
Vocative (calling)	मुसल (musala)	मुसला (musalā)

Some of these forms are different when the gender is neuter:

Declension table of "मुसल" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मुसलं (musalaṃ)	मुसलानि (musalāni)
Accusative (second)	मुसलं (musalaṃ)	मुसलानि (musalāni)
Vocative (calling)	मुसल (musala)	मुसलानि (musalāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

*मुषल (*muṣala), *मुशल (*muśala)
मुस्रल (musrala)

Alternative scripts

মুসল (Assamese script)
ᬫᬸᬲᬮ (Balinese script)
মুসল (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰲𑰭𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀼𑀲𑀮 (Brahmi script)
မုသလ (Burmese script)
મુસલ (Gujarati script)
ਮੁਸਲ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑍁𑌸𑌲 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦸꦱꦭ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂳𑂮𑂪 (Kaithi script)
ಮುಸಲ (Kannada script)
មុសល (Khmer script)
ມຸສລ (Lao script)
മുസല (Malayalam script)
ᠮᡠᠰ᠌ᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘳𑘭𑘩 (Modi script)
ᠮᠤᠰᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧔𑧍𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐸𑐳𑐮 (Newa script)
ମୁସଲ (Odia script)
ꢪꢸꢱꢭ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆶𑆱𑆬 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖲𑖭𑖩 (Siddham script)
මුසල (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩒𑪁𑩽 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚰𑚨𑚥 (Takri script)
முஸல (Tamil script)
ముసల (Telugu script)
มุสล (Thai script)
མུ་ས་ལ (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒳𑒮𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨃𑨰𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Borrowed from substrate.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mú.sɐ.lɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mu.s̪ɐ.l̪ɐ/
Hyphenation: मु‧स‧ल

Noun

मुसल • (músala) stem, m or n

a pestle
a club

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मुसल
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मुसलः (músalaḥ)	मुसलौ (músalau) मुसला¹ (músalā¹)	मुसलाः (músalāḥ) मुसलासः¹ (músalāsaḥ¹)
accusative	मुसलम् (músalam)	मुसलौ (músalau) मुसला¹ (músalā¹)	मुसलान् (músalān)
instrumental	मुसलेन (músalena)	मुसलाभ्याम् (músalābhyām)	मुसलैः (músalaiḥ) मुसलेभिः¹ (músalebhiḥ¹)
dative	मुसलाय (músalāya)	मुसलाभ्याम् (músalābhyām)	मुसलेभ्यः (músalebhyaḥ)
ablative	मुसलात् (músalāt)	मुसलाभ्याम् (músalābhyām)	मुसलेभ्यः (músalebhyaḥ)
genitive	मुसलस्य (músalasya)	मुसलयोः (músalayoḥ)	मुसलानाम् (músalānām)
locative	मुसले (músale)	मुसलयोः (músalayoḥ)	मुसलेषु (músaleṣu)
vocative	मुसल (músala)	मुसलौ (músalau) मुसला¹ (músalā¹)	मुसलाः (músalāḥ) मुसलासः¹ (músalāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of मुसल
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मुसलम् (músalam)	मुसले (músale)	मुसलानि (músalāni) मुसला¹ (músalā¹)
accusative	मुसलम् (músalam)	मुसले (músale)	मुसलानि (músalāni) मुसला¹ (músalā¹)
instrumental	मुसलेन (músalena)	मुसलाभ्याम् (músalābhyām)	मुसलैः (músalaiḥ) मुसलेभिः¹ (músalebhiḥ¹)
dative	मुसलाय (músalāya)	मुसलाभ्याम् (músalābhyām)	मुसलेभ्यः (músalebhyaḥ)
ablative	मुसलात् (músalāt)	मुसलाभ्याम् (músalābhyām)	मुसलेभ्यः (músalebhyaḥ)
genitive	मुसलस्य (músalasya)	मुसलयोः (músalayoḥ)	मुसलानाम् (músalānām)
locative	मुसले (músale)	मुसलयोः (músalayoḥ)	मुसलेषु (músaleṣu)
vocative	मुसल (músala)	मुसले (músale)	मुसलानि (músalāni) मुसला¹ (músalā¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Dardic:
- Kashmiri: مُہُلُ (muhulu)
Pali: musala
Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀲𑀮 (musala), 𑀫𑀽𑀲𑀮 (mūsala)
- Central:
  - Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
    - Awadhi: मूसरु (mūsru)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Hindustani: musal, mūsal, mūslī, mūslā
      - Hindi: मुसल, मूसल, मूसली, मूसला
      - Urdu: مُسَل (musal), مُوسَل (mūsal), مُوسلِی (mūslī), مُوسلَہ (mūsla)
        → Punjabi: mūsal
        Gurmukhi script: ਮੂਸਲ
        
        Shahmukhi script: مُوسَل
- Eastern:
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: মুহল (muhol)
    - Bengali: মুষল (muśol)
    - Bihari: मूसर (mūsar), मुसरा (musarā)
      - Maithili: मूसर (mūsar), मुसरा (musᵊrā)
        → Nepali: मुसुरो (musuro)
    - Odia: ମୁସଳ (musaḷa)
- Northern:
  - Khasa Prakrit:
    - Central Pahari:
      - Kumaoni: मुसल (musal)
    - Eastern Pahari:
      - Nepali: मुसल (musal)
    - Western Pahari:
      - Bhadrawahi: मुसल (musal)
      - Jaunsari: मूश्री (mūśṛī)
- Northwestern:
  - Paisaci Prakrit:
    - Takka Apabhramsa:
      - Punjabi: muhlā, mūhlā, mohlā, mūslī
        Gurmukhi script: ਮੁਹਲਾ, ਮੂਹਲਾ, ਮੋਹਲਾ, ਮੂਸਲੀ
        
        Shahmukhi script: مُہلَہ, مُوہلَہ, موہلَہ, مُوسلِی
        
        Lahnda: مولہ (mōlā)
    - Vracada Apabhramsa:
      - Sindhi: muhurī
        Arabic script: مُہُرِ
        
        Devanagari script: मुहुरी
        
        Jadgali: [script needed] (muśḷ)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Dhivehi: މޯ (mō)
    - Sinhalese: මොහොල (mohola), මෝල් (mōl)
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Marathi: मुसळ (musaḷ)
- Western:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Gujarati: મુસળું (musaḷũ)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “musala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 589