𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲
See also: 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- mahisa (Latin script)
- महिस (Devanagari script)
- মহিস (Bengali script)
- මහිස (Sinhalese script)
- မဟိသ or မႁိသ (Burmese script)
- มหิส or มะหิสะ (Thai script)
- ᨾᩉᩥᩈ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຫິສ or ມະຫິສະ (Lao script)
- មហិស (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄦𑄨𑄥 (Chakma script)
Alternative scripts
- mahīsa (Latin script)
- 𑀫𑀳𑀻𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- महीस (Devanagari script)
- মহীস (Bengali script)
- මහීස (Sinhalese script)
- မဟီသ or မဟဳသ or မႁီသ (Burmese script)
- มหีส or มะหีสะ (Thai script)
- ᨾᩉᩦᩈ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຫີສ or ມະຫີສະ (Lao script)
- មហីស (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄦𑄩𑄥 (Chakma script)
Alternative scripts
Etymology
See mahiṃsa.
Noun
𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 m
- Brahmi script form of mahisa (“buffalo”)
Declension
Declension table of "𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁄 (mahiso) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā) |
| Accusative (second) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀁 (mahisaṃ) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂 (mahise) |
| Instrumental (third) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀦 (mahisena) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (mahisehi) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀪𑀺 (mahisebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (mahisassa) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀬 (mahisāya) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (mahisatthaṃ) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (mahisānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (mahisasmā) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (mahisamhā) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (mahisehi) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀪𑀺 (mahisebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (mahisassa) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (mahisānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (mahisasmiṃ) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (mahisamhi) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂 (mahise) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (mahisesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (mahisa) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā) |
Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣa).
Noun
𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (mahisa) m (Devanagari महिस, Kannada ಮಹಿಸ, feminine 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁄 (mahiso) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā) |
| Accusative | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀁 (mahisaṃ) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂 (mahise) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀡 (mahiseṇa) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (mahiseṇaṃ) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (mahisehi) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (mahisehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅 (mahisāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀑 (mahisāo) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀉 (mahisāu) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (mahisāhi) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (mahisāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (mahisassa) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀡 (mahisāṇa) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (mahisāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (mahisammi) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂 (mahise) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (mahisesu) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (mahisesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (mahisa) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā) |
| Sauraseni declension of 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁄 (mahiso) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā) |
| Accusative | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀁 (mahisaṃ) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂 (mahise) |
| Instrumental | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀡 (mahiseṇa) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (mahisehiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀤𑁄 (mahisādo) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (mahisassa) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (mahisāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂 (mahise) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (mahisesu) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (mahisesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (mahisa) | 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā) |
Derived terms
- 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲-𑀓 (mahisa-ka)
- Hindustani: bha͠isā
- Hindi: भैंसा
- Urdu: بھَین٘سا
- Hindustani: bha͠isā
Descendants
- Early Assamese: মহিষ (mohiṣo)
- Bengali: মোষ (mōś), ভঁইস (bhõiś)
- Konkani: म्हस (mhas)
- Old Marathi: 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘺𑘭𑘰 (mhaisā)
- Marathi: म्हैसा (mhaisā)
- Hindustani:
- Punjabi:
- Sylheti: ꠜꠂꠡ (bóiśo)
References
- Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 167
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahiṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press