মাছ
See also: মাছি
Assamese
মাছ
Etymology
Inherited from Early Assamese মাছ (macho), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha), from Sanskrit মৎস্য (mátsya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mátsyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mátsyas. Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠣꠍ (masó), Bengali মাছ (machô), Oriya ମାଛ (machô), Hindi मच्छ (macch), Punjabi ਮੱਛ (maccha), Sindhi مَڇُ / मछु (machu), Marathi मासा (māsā).
Doublet of মৎস্য (moitso, moisso).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mas/
Noun
মাছ • (mas)
- fish
- পলৰ ভিতৰত ডাঙৰমাছ এটা আছে।
- polor bhitorot daṅor mas eta ase.
- There's a big fish inside the fishing basket.
Declension
Inflection of মাছ
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||||||
| ♂ | ♀ | ♂ | ♀ | ||||||||||
| absolutive | মাছ mas | মাছটো mastü | মাছজনী maszoni | মাছকেইটা maskeita | মাছকেইজনী maskeizoni | মাছবোৰ masbür | মাছবিলাক masbilak | ||||||
| ergative | মাছে mase | মাছটোৱে mastüe | মাছজনীয়ে maszonie | মাছকেইটাই maskeitai | মাছকেইজনীয়ে maskeizonie | মাছবোৰে masbüre | মাছবিলাকে masbilake | ||||||
| accusative | মাছক masok | মাছটোক mastük | মাছজনীক maszonik | মাছকেইটাক maskeizonik | মাছকেইজনীক maskeizonik | মাছবোৰক masbürok | মাছবিলাকক masbilakok | ||||||
| genitive | মাছৰ masor | মাছটোৰ mastür | মাছজনীৰ maszonir | মাছকেইটাৰ maskeitar | মাছকেইজনীৰ maskeizonir | মাছবোৰৰ masbüror | মাছবিলাকৰ masbilakor | ||||||
| dative | মাছলৈ masoloi | মাছটোলৈ mastüloi | মাছজনীলৈ maszoniloi | মাছকেইটালৈ maskeitaloi | মাছকেইজনীলৈ maskeizoniloi | মাছবোৰলৈ masbüroloi | মাছবিলাকলৈ masbilakoloi | ||||||
| instrumental | মাছেৰে masere | মাছটোৰে mastüre | মাছজনীৰে maszonire | মাছকেইটাৰে maskeitare | মাছকেইজনীৰে maskeizonire | মাছবোৰেৰে masbürere | মাছবিলাকেৰে masbilakere | ||||||
| locative | মাছত masot | মাছটোত mastüt | মাছজনীত maszonit | মাছকেইটাত maskeitat | মাছকেইজনীত maskeizonit | মাছবোৰত masbürot | মাছবিলাকত masbilakot | ||||||
| Classifier Note: The classifier -টো (-tü) and its plural variant -টা (-ta) can be used for both male and female. Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense. Dative Note 1: In some dialects -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) is used instead. Dative Note 2: Sometimes -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অত (-ot) or -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note: In some dialects -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). | |||||||||||||
Bengali
মাছ
Etymology
From Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha), from Sanskrit মৎস্য (mátsya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mátsyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mátsyas. Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠣꠍ (masó), Assamese মাছ (mas), Oriya ମାଛ (machô), Hindi मच्छ (macch), Punjabi ਮੱਛ (maccha), Sindhi مَڇُ / मछु (machu), Marathi मासा (māsā). Doublet of মৎস্য (môtsẏ).
Pronunciation
- (West Bengal) IPA(key): [mɑt͡ʃʰ]
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- (East Bengal) IPA(key): /mɑs/
Noun
মাছ • (machô)
- (animate) fish
- এই দোকানে মাছ পাওয়া যায়?
- ei dokane mach paẇa jaẏ?
- Can you find fish at this store?
- (inanimate) any dish consisting mainly of fish
- মাছটা আরও ঝাল হলে ভাল হত।
- machṭa aro jhal hôle bhalô hôtô.
- It would've been nice if the fish dish were spicier.
Animate
| Inflection of মাছ | |||
| nominative | মাছ mach | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | মাছকে mach (semantically general or indefinite) / machke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | মাছের macher | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | মাছ mach | ||
| objective | মাছকে mach (semantically general or indefinite) / machke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | মাছের macher | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | মাছটা, মাছটি machṭa (colloquial), machṭi (formal) | মাছেরা machera | |
| objective | মাছটাকে, মাছটিকে machṭake (colloquial), machṭike (formal) | মাছদের(কে) machder(ke) | |
| genitive | মাছটার, মাছটির machṭar (colloquial), machṭir (formal) | মাছদের machder | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||
Inanimate
| Inflection of মাছ | |||
| nominative | মাছ mach | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | মাছ / মাছকে mach (semantically general or indefinite) / machke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | মাছের macher | ||
| locative | মাছে mache | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | মাছ mach | ||
| objective | মাছ / মাছকে mach (semantically general or indefinite) / machke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | মাছের macher | ||
| locative | মাছে mache | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | মাছটা , মাছটি machṭa (colloquial), machṭi (formal) | মাছগুলা, মাছগুলো machgula (colloquial), machgulo (formal) | |
| objective | মাছটা, মাছটি machṭa (colloquial), machṭi (formal) | মাছগুলা, মাছগুলো machgula (colloquial), machgulo (formal) | |
| genitive | মাছটার, মাছটির machṭar (colloquial), machṭir (formal) | মাছগুলার, মাছগুলোর machgular (colloquial), machgulor (formal) | |
| locative | মাছটাতে / মাছটায়, মাছটিতে machṭate / machṭay (colloquial), machṭite (formal) | মাছগুলাতে / মাছগুলায়, মাছগুলোতে machgulate / machgulay (colloquial), machgulote (formal) | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||