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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀙 (macha /maccha/) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit मत्स्य (mátsya). Cognate with Awadhi मछरी (machrī), Gujarati માછલી (māchlī), Konkani मासोळी (māsoḷī), Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀰𑁆𑀘𑀮𑀻 (maścalī). This -𑀮- (-la-) extended form appears to have spread from Eastern Hindi.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mət͡ʃʰ.liː/,
Noun
मछली • (machlī) f (Urdu spelling مچھلی)
- fish
- Synonyms: माही (māhī), मत्स्य (matsya), मच्छी (macchī), मच्छ (macch)
Declension
Declension of मछली (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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मछली
machlī
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मछलियाँ
machliyā̃
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| oblique
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मछली
machlī
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मछलियों
machliyõ
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| vocative
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मछली
machlī
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मछलियो
machliyo
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References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मछली”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मछली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “मछली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “मछली”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN