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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मस्तिष्क (mastiṣka).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /məs.t̪ɪʂk/,
Noun
मस्तिष्क • (mastiṣk) m (Urdu spelling مستشک)
- (anatomy) brain, cerebrum
मस्तिष्क जन्तुओं के केन्द्रीय तंत्रिका तंत्र का नियंत्रण केन्द्र है।- mastiṣk jantuõ ke kendrīya tantrikā tantra kā niyantraṇ kendra hai.
- The brain is the control center of the central nervous system of animals.
यह बच्चा का मस्तिष्क अभी भी अपरिपक्व है।- yah baccā kā mastiṣk abhī bhī apripakva hai.
- This child's brain is still immature.
Declension
Declension of मस्तिष्क (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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मस्तिष्क mastiṣk
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मस्तिष्क mastiṣk
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oblique
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मस्तिष्क mastiṣk
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मस्तिष्कों mastiṣkõ
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vocative
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मस्तिष्क mastiṣk
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मस्तिष्को mastiṣko
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Synonyms
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मस्तिष्क”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “मस्तिष्क”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
मस्तिष्क • (mastiṣka) stem, m
- brain
- any medicine acting upon the brain
Descendants
References
- Apte, Macdonell (2022) “मस्तिष्क”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]