مھینس

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Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻 (mahisī), from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣa). Cognate with Marathi म्हैस (mhais), Nepali भैंसी (bha͠isī), Urdu بھینس, Gujarati ભેંસ (bhẽs).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /mʱɛ̃˥˩ːs/, /mʱɛ̃˩˥ː/

Noun

مھَین٘س (mhaiṉsf (masculine مھینسا, Gurmukhi spelling ਮ੍ਹੈਂਸ)

  1. (Malwai, dialectal) water buffalo (adult female)
    Synonym: (Standard Punjabi) مَجّھ (majjh)

Declension

Declension of مھینس
dir. sg. مھَین٘س (mhaiṉs)
dir. pl. مھَین٘ساں (mhaiṉsāṉ)
singular plural
direct مھَین٘س (mhaiṉs) مھَین٘ساں (mhaiṉsāṉ)
oblique مھَین٘س (mhaiṉs) مھَین٘ساں (mhaiṉsāṉ)
vocative مھَین٘سے (mhaiṉse) مھَین٘سو (mhaiṉso)
ablative مھَین٘سوں (mhaiṉsoṉ)
locative مھَین٘سے (mhaiṉse) مھَین٘سِیں (mhaiṉsīṉ)
instrumental مھَین٘سے (mhaiṉse) مھَین٘سِیں (mhaiṉsīṉ)

References

  • مھینس”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “مھینس”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.