માસી
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Gujarati
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Alternative forms
- માશી (māśī)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi), from Late Prakrit *𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺 (*mātussi), from Early Prakrit *𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺 (*mātussassi), from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ), a compound of मातुः (mā́tuḥ, “mother's”, genitive of मातृ (mātṛ)) + स्वसृ (svásṛ, “sister”).[1] Cognate with Bengali মাসি (maśi), Hindustani موسی / मौसी (mausī), and Marwari मासी (māsī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.si/
Noun
માસી • (māsī) f (masculine માસા)
- maternal aunt
- Synonym: ખાલા (khālā)
- (endearing) aunt (any older woman)
- Coordinate term: કાકો (kāko)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mātuḥṣvasr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press