मस
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽 (massū), from Sanskrit श्मश्रु (śmáśru).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məs/
Noun
मस • (mas) f
- down on the upper lip (appearing at puberty in men, signalling the beginnings of a mustache)
Declension
| Declension of मस | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | मस (mas) | मसें (masẽ) |
| Oblique | मस (mas) | मसों (masõ) |
| Vocative | मस (mas) | मसो (maso) |
Derived terms
- मसें भीगना (masẽ bhīgnā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śmáśru (12659)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press