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Sanskrit
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- মাস্ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬵᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
- মাস্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰯𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- မာသ် (Burmese script)
- માસ્ (Gujarati script)
- ਮਾਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦴꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂰𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಾಸ್ (Kannada script)
- មាស៑ (Khmer script)
- ມາສ຺ (Lao script)
- മാസ് (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘰𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᢗᠰ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧑𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐵𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
- ମାସ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢵꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆳𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖯𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
- මාස් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩛𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚭𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
- மாஸ் (Tamil script)
- మాస్ (Telugu script)
- มาสฺ (Thai script)
- མཱ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒰𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨊𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has (“moon, month”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬂𐬢𐬵 (måŋh, “moon, month”), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h /māha/) (whence Persian ماه (mâh)), Latin mēnsis, Ancient Greek μείς (meís), Old English mōna (whence English moon), mōnaþ (whence English month).
Pronunciation
Noun
मास् • (mā́s) stem, m
- the moon
c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE,
Ṛgveda 10.12.7:
- यस्मिन् देवा विदथे मादयन्ते विवस्वतः सदने धारयन्ते ।
सूर्ये ज्योतिर् अदधुर् मास्य् अक्तून् परि द्योतनिं चरतो अजस्रा ॥- yasmin devā vidathe mādayante vivasvataḥ sadane dhārayante.
sūrye jyotir adadhur māsy aktūn pari dyotaniṃ carato ajasrā. - They in the synod where the Gods rejoice them, where they are seated in Vivasvān's dwelling,
Have given the Moon his beams, the Sun his splendour-the Two unweariedly maintain their brightness.
- a month
c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE,
Ṛgveda 7.91.2:
- उशन्ता दूता न दभाय गोपा मासश् च पाथः शरदश् च पूर्वीः ।
इन्द्र-वायू सुष्टुतिर् वाम् इयाना मार्डीकम् ईट्टे सुवितं च नव्यम् ॥- uśantā dūtā na dabhāya gopā māsaś ca pāthaḥ śaradaś ca pūrvīḥ.
indra-vāyū suṣṭutir vām iyānā mārḍīkam īṭṭe suvitaṃ ca navyam. - Guardians infallible, eager as envoys' preserve us safe through many months and autumns.
Addressed to you, our fair praise, Indra-Vāyu, implores your favour and renewed well-being.
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