मास

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa), from Sanskrit मास (māsa).

Pronunciation

Noun

मास (māsm (Urdu spelling ماس)

  1. a month
    Synonyms: माह (māh), महीना (mahīnā)

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Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa).

Noun

मास (mās) (Latin script mas, Kannada script ಮಾಸ್)

  1. flesh, meat

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

मास m

  1. Devanagari script form of māsa (month)
  2. Devanagari script form of māsa (mungo bean)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mā́Hasas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Hasas (moon, month), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (moon; month), which underwent thematicization. Cognate with Latin mensis, Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h /⁠māha⁠/) (Persian ماه (mâh)), Old English mōnaþ, mōna (whence English month, moon).

Pronunciation

Noun

मास (mā́sa) stemm

  1. the moon
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.92.12:
      उ॒त स्य न॑ उ॒शिजा॑मुर्वि॒या क॒विरहि॑: शृणोतु बु॒ध्न्यो॒३॒॑ हवी॑मनि।
      सूर्या॒मासा॑ वि॒चर॑न्ता दिवि॒क्षिता॑ धि॒या श॑मीनहुषी अ॒स्य बो॑धतम्॥
      utá syá na uśíjāmurviyā́ kavíráhi: śṛṇotu budhnyò hávīmani.
      sū́ryāmā́sā vicárantā divikṣítā dhiyā́ śamīnahuṣī asyá bodhatam.
      And may he too give car, the Sage, from far away, the Dragon of the Deep, to this our yearning call.
      Ye Sun and Moon who dwell in heaven and move in turn, and with your thought, O Earth and Sky, observe this well.
  2. a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.24.7:
      न यं जर॑न्ति श॒रदो॒ न मासा॒ न द्याव॒ इन्द्र॑मवक॒र्शय॑न्ति।
      वृ॒द्धस्य॑ चिद्वर्धतामस्य त॒नूः स्तोमे॑भिरु॒क्थैश्च॑ श॒स्यमा॑ना॥
      ná yáṃ járanti śarádo ná mā́sā ná dyā́va índramavakarśáyanti.
      vṛddhásya cidvardhatāmasya tanū́ḥ stómebhirukthaíśca śasyámānā.
      That Indra whom nor months nor autumn seasons cause to wither with age, nor fleeting days enfeeble,—
      Still may his body Wax, even now so mighty, glorified by the lauds and hymns that praise him.
    मासम् (māsam)for a month
    मासम् एकम् (māsam ekam)for one month
    मासेन (māsena)in the course of a month
    मासे (māse)in a month = after the lapse of a month
  3. a symbolical name for the number twelve

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मास (mā́sa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मासः
mā́saḥ
मासौ / मासा¹
mā́sau / mā́sā¹
मासाः / मासासः¹
mā́sāḥ / mā́sāsaḥ¹
Vocative मास
mā́sa
मासौ / मासा¹
mā́sau / mā́sā¹
मासाः / मासासः¹
mā́sāḥ / mā́sāsaḥ¹
Accusative मासम्
mā́sam
मासौ / मासा¹
mā́sau / mā́sā¹
मासान्
mā́sān
Instrumental मासेन
mā́sena
मासाभ्याम्
mā́sābhyām
मासैः / मासेभिः¹
mā́saiḥ / mā́sebhiḥ¹
Dative मासाय
mā́sāya
मासाभ्याम्
mā́sābhyām
मासेभ्यः
mā́sebhyaḥ
Ablative मासात्
mā́sāt
मासाभ्याम्
mā́sābhyām
मासेभ्यः
mā́sebhyaḥ
Genitive मासस्य
mā́sasya
मासयोः
mā́sayoḥ
मासानाम्
mā́sānām
Locative मासे
mā́se
मासयोः
mā́sayoḥ
मासेषु
mā́seṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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