मस्त

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Hindi

Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian مَسْت (mast). Doublet of मत्त (matt). Compare Bengali মস্ত (mosto), Gujarati મસ્ત (mast), Punjabi ਮਸਤ (mast), English musth.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    मस्त (mast) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مَست)

    1. drunk, intoxicated
      Synonyms: नशे में (naśe mẽ), मत्त (matt), धुत्त (dhutt)
    2. passionate, lustful
      मस्त आँखेंmast ā̃khẽlustful eyes
    3. (colloquial) good, fine, nice, cool
      • 2020 May 31, Dr. Kshama Sisodiya, कथा सीपिका, Kavya Publications, →ISBN, page 24:
        “कैसे हो? कहाँ रहते हो जो तुम्हारे दर्शन ही नहीं होते हैं?”
        “एकदम स्वस्थ और मस्त हूँ डॉक्टर साहब!”
        “kaise ho? kahā̃ rahte ho jo tumhāre darśan hī nahī̃ hote ha͠i?”
        “ekdam svasth aur mast hū̃ ḍŏkṭar sāhab!”
        “How are you? Where do you live that you are never seen?”
        “Completely healthy and fine, Doctor!”
    4. carefree, unworried
      Synonyms: लापरवाह (lāparvāh), बेफ़िक्र (befikra), निश्चिंत (niścint)
      • 2009, रणविजय सिंह सत्यकेतु, अकथ, Bhartiya Jnanpith, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 120:
        आँखें उसकी पतंग पर टिकी होती और भागता वह जमीन पर होता था, इसलिए कभी ठोकर खाकर गिर पड़ता तो कभी झाड़ियों या कीचड़ में जा फँसता था। फिर भी वह मस्त था।
        ā̃khẽ uskī pataṅg par ṭikī hotī aur bhāgtā vah jamīn par hotā thā, islie kabhī ṭhokar khākar gir paṛtā to kabhī jhāṛiyõ yā kīcaṛ mẽ jā phãstā thā. phir bhī vah mast thā.
        His eyes would be fixed on his kite and he used to be running on the ground, so sometimes he would stumble and fall and sometimes he would get stuck in the bushes or mud. Still he was carefree.
    5. engrossed, occupied, busy
      Synonyms: लीन (līn), रत (rat)
      • 2022 November 22, Shobha Madhwal, मेरी अनुभूतियाँ , Booksclinic Publishing, →ISBN, page 71:
        हरेक अपने में मस्त और व्यस्त है,
        हर एक के हाथ में मोबाइल है। तल्लीन उसमें इतने खोए हैं,
        एक-दूजे की सूरत तक से बेख़बर हैं।
        harek apne mẽ mast aur vyast hai,
        har ek ke hāth mẽ mobāil hai. tallīn usmẽ itne khoe ha͠i,
        ek-dūje kī sūrat tak se bexbar ha͠i.
        Everyone is occupied and busy with themselves, everyone has a mobile in their hands. They are so lost and engrossed in it that they are unaware of even each other's faces.

    References

    Marathi

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Classical Persian مست (mast). Compare Gujarati મસ્ત (mast), Hindustani مَسْت (mast) / मस्त (mast), Punjabi ਮਸਤ (mast) / مَست (mast).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    मस्त (masta)

    1. intoxicated
      Synonyms: धुंद (dhunda), मत्त (matta)
    2. (colloquial) good, fine

    References

    • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मस्त”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 115
    • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मस्त”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 636
    • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “मस्त”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2435.

    Sanskrit

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    Etymology

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    Pronunciation

    Noun

    मस्त (masta) stemm or n (Classical Sanskrit)

    1. (anatomy) head, forehead
      • Dhūrtasamāgama 11.1:
        दण्डकमण्डलुमण्डितहस्तः सुललिततिलकविभूषितमस्तः
        daṇḍakamaṇḍalumaṇḍitahastaḥ sulalitatilakavibhūṣitamastaḥ.
        His hands adorned with a stick and a kamandalu, his beautiful forehead decorated with a tilak

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of मस्त (masta)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative मस्तः
    mastaḥ
    मस्तौ
    mastau
    मस्ताः
    mastāḥ
    Vocative मस्त
    masta
    मस्तौ
    mastau
    मस्ताः
    mastāḥ
    Accusative मस्तम्
    mastam
    मस्तौ
    mastau
    मस्तान्
    mastān
    Instrumental मस्तेन
    mastena
    मस्ताभ्याम्
    mastābhyām
    मस्तैः
    mastaiḥ
    Dative मस्ताय
    mastāya
    मस्ताभ्याम्
    mastābhyām
    मस्तेभ्यः
    mastebhyaḥ
    Ablative मस्तात्
    mastāt
    मस्ताभ्याम्
    mastābhyām
    मस्तेभ्यः
    mastebhyaḥ
    Genitive मस्तस्य
    mastasya
    मस्तयोः
    mastayoḥ
    मस्तानाम्
    mastānām
    Locative मस्ते
    maste
    मस्तयोः
    mastayoḥ
    मस्तेषु
    masteṣu
    Neuter a-stem declension of मस्त (masta)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative मस्तम्
    mastam
    मस्ते
    maste
    मस्तानि
    mastāni
    Vocative मस्त
    masta
    मस्ते
    maste
    मस्तानि
    mastāni
    Accusative मस्तम्
    mastam
    मस्ते
    maste
    मस्तानि
    mastāni
    Instrumental मस्तेन
    mastena
    मस्ताभ्याम्
    mastābhyām
    मस्तैः
    mastaiḥ
    Dative मस्ताय
    mastāya
    मस्ताभ्याम्
    mastābhyām
    मस्तेभ्यः
    mastebhyaḥ
    Ablative मस्तात्
    mastāt
    मस्ताभ्याम्
    mastābhyām
    मस्तेभ्यः
    mastebhyaḥ
    Genitive मस्तस्य
    mastasya
    मस्तयोः
    mastayoḥ
    मस्तानाम्
    mastānām
    Locative मस्ते
    maste
    मस्तयोः
    mastayoḥ
    मस्तेषु
    masteṣu

    Descendants

    • Pali: mattha
    • Prakrit: 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣 (mattha) (see there for further descendants)

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