मासा
See also: मांस, मौसी, माँस, मूसा, मास, मासु, मांसं, and मिस
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘭𑘰 (māsā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀙 (macha /maccha/) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मत्स्य (mátsya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mátsyas. Doublet of मत्स्य (matsya). Cognate with Hindi मच्छ (macch), Sindhi مَڇُ / मछु (machu), Punjabi ਮੱਛ (maccha), Nepali माछा (māchā), Oriya ମାଛ (machô), Bengali মাছ (machô), Assamese মাছ (mas).
Noun
मासा • (māsā) m
- fish
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “मासा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मासा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “मासा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mátsya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Noun
मासा m
- Devanagari script form of māsā (“month”), which is inflection of मास (māsa):
- ablative singular
- nominative/vocative plural
- Devanagari script form of māsā (“mungo bean”), which is inflection of मास (māsa):
- ablative singular
- nominative/vocative plural