मासा

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Marathi

वेगवेगळ्या प्रकारचे मासे
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Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘭𑘰 (māsā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀙 (macha /⁠maccha⁠/) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मत्स्य (mátsya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mátsyas. Doublet of मत्स्य (matsya). Cognate with Hindi मच्छ (macch), Sindhi مَڇُ / मछु (machu), Punjabi ਮੱਛ (maccha), Nepali माछा (māchā), Odia ମାଛ (mācha), Bengali মাছ (mach), Assamese মাছ (mas).

Pronunciation

Noun

मासा (māsām

  1. fish
    Synonym: मीन (mīn) (literary)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मासा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मासा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “मासा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mátsya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Noun

मासा m

  1. Devanagari script form of māsā (month), which is inflection of मास:
    1. ablative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural (māsa)
  2. Devanagari script form of māsā (mungo bean), which is inflection of मास:
    1. ablative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural (māsa)