Oldest attestation in the Vedic Sanskrit compound मष्मषाकृ (maṣmaṣā́kṛ-, “to crush”, literally “to do 'mash-mash'”). It is an onomatopoeic word with parallels in many languages, eg English smash, German Matsch (“muck”), Finnish mäiskis (“splash”), Arabic مص (maṣṣa, “sip”).[1]
मषी • (maṣī) stem, f
| Feminine ī-stem declension of मषी (maṣī) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मषी maṣī |
मष्यौ / मषी¹ maṣyau / maṣī¹ |
मष्यः / मषीः¹ maṣyaḥ / maṣīḥ¹ |
| Vocative | मषि maṣi |
मष्यौ / मषी¹ maṣyau / maṣī¹ |
मष्यः / मषीः¹ maṣyaḥ / maṣīḥ¹ |
| Accusative | मषीम् maṣīm |
मष्यौ / मषी¹ maṣyau / maṣī¹ |
मषीः maṣīḥ |
| Instrumental | मष्या maṣyā |
मषीभ्याम् maṣībhyām |
मषीभिः maṣībhiḥ |
| Dative | मष्यै maṣyai |
मषीभ्याम् maṣībhyām |
मषीभ्यः maṣībhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मष्याः / मष्यै² maṣyāḥ / maṣyai² |
मषीभ्याम् maṣībhyām |
मषीभ्यः maṣībhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मष्याः / मष्यै² maṣyāḥ / maṣyai² |
मष्योः maṣyoḥ |
मषीणाम् maṣīṇām |
| Locative | मष्याम् maṣyām |
मष्योः maṣyoḥ |
मषीषु maṣīṣu |
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