मच्

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Etymology 1

Probably a phonetic variant of मद् (mad, “to rejoice”).

Root

मच् • (mac)

  1. to cheat, be wicked or arrogant
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Etymology 2

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-, *meh₂ḱ- (“to knead”), and thus cognate with Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō, “to handle, knead”) and English make.

Root

मच् • (mac)

  1. to pound, grind
Derived terms

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “मच्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 773/2.
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 117
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 378
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 548
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