𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡
Prakrit
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀰𑀸𑀡 (maśāṇa) — Māgadhī
- 𑀲𑀼𑀲𑀸𑀡 (susāṇa) — Ardhamāgadhī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī
Etymology
Etymology tree
Sanskrit श्म॒शा॒न (śmaśāná)
Prakrit 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masāṇa)
Inherited from Sanskrit श्म॒शा॒न (śmaśāná). Cognate with Pali susāna.
Noun
𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masāṇa) n (Devanagari मसाण, Kannada ಮಸಾಣ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)
- crematorium
- Synonyms: 𑀓𑀟𑀲𑀻 (kaḍasī), 𑀧𑁂𑀅𑀪𑀽𑀫𑀺 (peabhūmi)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁄 (masāṇo) | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā) |
| Accusative | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (masāṇaṃ) | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂 (masāṇe) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡 (masāṇeṇa) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (masāṇeṇaṃ) | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (masāṇehi) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (masāṇehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀅 (masāṇāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀑 (masāṇāo) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀉 (masāṇāu) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (masāṇāhi) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (masāṇāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (masāṇassa) | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡 (masāṇāṇa) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (masāṇāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (masāṇammi) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂 (masāṇe) | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (masāṇesu) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (masāṇesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masāṇa) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā) | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā) |
| Sauraseni declension of 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁄 (masāṇo) | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā) |
| Accusative | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (masāṇaṃ) | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂 (masāṇe) |
| Instrumental | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡 (masāṇeṇa) | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (masāṇehiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀤𑁄 (masāṇādo) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (masāṇassa) | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (masāṇāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂 (masāṇe) | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (masāṇesu) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (masāṇesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masāṇa) | 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā) |
Descendants
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali-Assamese:
- Bengali: মশান (mośan)
- Odia: ମଶାଣ (maśāṇa)
- Bengali-Assamese:
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: मसान (masān)
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Kachchi: મસાણ (masāṇ)
- Sindhi:
- Arabic script: مساڻُ (masāṇu)
- Devanagari script: मसाणु (masāṇu)
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: મસાણ (masāṇ)
References
- Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 219
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मसाण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 676.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “masāṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 734