मास्
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬂𐬢𐬵 (måŋh, “moon, month”), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (māha) (whence Persian ماه (mah)), Ancient Greek μείς (meís), Latin mēnsis, Old English mōna (whence English moon), mōnaþ (whence English month).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɑ́ːs̪/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mɑːs̪/
Noun
मास् • (mā́s) m
- the moon
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
- a month
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
Derived terms
- मास (mā́sa)
- चन्द्रमास् (candrámās)