माशा
Hindi
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit माषक (māṣaka) or borrowed from Classical Persian ماشه (māša).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑː.ʃɑː/
Noun
माशा • (māśā) m
- maasha (a measure of weight equal to eight रत्ती (rattī), and one twelfth of a तौल (taul); equivalent to 0.972 grams)
Declension
| Declension of माशा | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | माशा (māśā) | माशे (māśe) |
| Oblique | माशे (māśe) | माशों (māśõ) |
| Vocative | माशे (māśe) | माशो (māśo) |
Descendants
- → English: maasha
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “माशा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press