মাছ

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See also: মাছি

Assamese

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মাছ

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese মাছ (macho), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha), from Sanskrit মৎস্য (mátsya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mátsyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mátsyas. Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠣꠍ (masó), Bengali মাছ (mach), Odia ମାଛ (mācha), Hindi मच्छ (macch), Punjabi ਮੱਛ (maccha), Sindhi مَڇُ / मछु (machu), Marathi मासा (māsā).

Doublet of মৎস্য (moitso, moisso).

Pronunciation

Noun

মাছ (mas)

  1. fish
    পলৰ ভিতৰত ডাঙৰ মাছ এটা আছে
    polor bhitorot daṅor mas eta ase.
    There's a big fish inside the fishing basket.

Declension

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মাছ

Etymology

From Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha), from Sanskrit মৎস্য (mátsya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mátsyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mátsyas. Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠣꠍ (masó), Assamese মাছ (mas), Odia ମାଛ (mācha), Hindi मच्छ (macch), Punjabi ਮੱਛ (maccha), Sindhi مَڇُ / मछु (machu), Marathi मासा (māsā), Awadhi मछरी (machrī), Gujarati માછલી (māchlī), Konkani मासोळी (māsoḷī). Doublet of মৎস্য (motsśo).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /mɑs/

Noun

মাছ (mach)

  1. (animate) fish
    এই দোকানে মাছ পাওয়া যায়?
    ei dokane mach paẇa jaẏ?
    Can you find fish at this store?
  2. (inanimate) any dish consisting mainly of fish
    মাছটা আরও ঝাল হলে ভাল হত।
    machṭa aro jhal hôle bhalô hôtô.
    It would've been nice if the fish dish were spicier.

Inflection

Animate
Inflection of মাছ
nominative মাছ
mach
objective মাছকে
mach (semantically general or indefinite) / machke (semantically definite)
genitive মাছের
macher
Indefinite forms
nominative মাছ
mach
objective মাছকে
mach (semantically general or indefinite) / machke (semantically definite)
genitive মাছের
macher
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative মাছটা, মাছটি
machṭa (colloquial), machṭi (formal)
মাছেরা
machera
objective মাছটাকে, মাছটিকে
machṭake (colloquial), machṭike (formal)
মাছদের(কে)
machder(ke)
genitive মাছটার, মাছটির
machṭar (colloquial), machṭir (formal)
মাছদের
machder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Inanimate
Inflection of মাছ
nominative মাছ
mach
objective মাছ / মাছকে
mach (semantically general or indefinite) / machke (semantically definite)
genitive মাছের
macher
locative মাছে
mache
Indefinite forms
nominative মাছ
mach
objective মাছ / মাছকে
mach (semantically general or indefinite) / machke (semantically definite)
genitive মাছের
macher
locative মাছে
mache
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative মাছটা , মাছটি
machṭa (colloquial), machṭi (formal)
মাছগুলা, মাছগুলো
machgula (colloquial), machgulo (formal)
objective মাছটা, মাছটি
machṭa (colloquial), machṭi (formal)
মাছগুলা, মাছগুলো
machgula (colloquial), machgulo (formal)
genitive মাছটার, মাছটির
machṭar (colloquial), machṭir (formal)
মাছগুলার, মাছগুলোর
machgular (colloquial), machgulor (formal)
locative মাছটাতে / মাছটায়, মাছটিতে
machṭate / machṭay (colloquial), machṭite (formal)
মাছগুলাতে / মাছগুলায়, মাছগুলোতে
machgulate / machgulay (colloquial), machgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).