माघ
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit माघ (māgha), from मघा (maghā, “bountiful”), from मघ (magha, “bounty, gift”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɑːɡʱ/, [mäːɡʱ]
Noun
माघ • (māgh) m
- Magha (eleventh month of the Hindu lunar calendar)
Declension
Declension of माघ (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | माघ māgh | माघ māgh |
oblique | माघ māgh | माघों māghõ |
vocative | माघ māgh | माघो māgho |
Related terms
- (lunar months) चैत्र (caitra), वैशाख (vaiśākh), ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭh), आषाढ़ (āṣāṛh) / असाढ़ (asāṛh), श्रावण (śrāvaṇ), भाद्र (bhādra), आश्विन (āśvin), कार्तिक (kārtik), मार्गशीर्ष (mārgaśīrṣ) / अग्रहायण (agrahāyaṇ), पौष (pauṣ), माघ (māgh), फाल्गुन (phālgun) (Category: hi:Hindu lunar calendar months)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “माघ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, pages 728, 767.
Nepali
Alternative forms
- माग (māg)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit माघ (māgha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mäɡ̞]
- Phonetic Devanagari: माग्
Proper noun
माघ • (māgh)
- Magha
- the tenth month in the Vikram Samvat calendar
- the eleventh month in the lunar Hindu calendar
Related terms
- (lunar months) वैशाख (vaiśākh), ज्येष्ठ (jyeṣṭha) / जेठ (jeṭh), आषाढ (āṣāḍh), साउन (sāuna), भदौ (bhadau) / भाद्र (bhādra), असोज (asoj) / आश्विन (āśvina), कात्तिक (kāttik) / कार्त्तिक (kārttik), मङ्सिर (maṅsir) / मार्ग (mārga), पुस (pus) / पौष (pauṣ), माघ (māgh), फागुन (phāgun) / फाल्गुन (phālgun), चैत (cait) / चैत्र (caitra) (Category: ne:Hindu lunar calendar months)
Further reading
- “माघ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “माघ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar