मसि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मसि (masi). Cognate with Sindhi मसु (masu).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.siː/, [mɐ.siː]

Noun

मसि • (masi) f

  1. ink

Declension
Declension of मसि (fem i-stem)
singular plural
direct मसि
masi		 मसियाँ
masiyā̃
oblique मसि
masi		 मसियों
masiyõ
vocative मसि
masi		 मसियो
masiyo

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Oldest attestation in the Vedic Sanskrit compound मष्मषाकृ (maṣmaṣā́kṛ-, “to crush”, literally “to do 'mash-mash'”). It is an onomatopoeic word with parallels in many languages, eg English smash, German Matsch (“muck”), Finnish mäiskis (“splash”), Arabic مص (maṣṣa, “sip”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

मसि • (masi) stem, f

  1. ink

Declension
Feminine i-stem declension of मसि (masi)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मसिः
masiḥ		 मसी
masī		 मसयः
masayaḥ
Vocative मसे
mase		 मसी
masī		 मसयः
masayaḥ
Accusative मसिम्
masim		 मसी
masī		 मसीः
masīḥ
Instrumental मस्या / मसी¹
masyā / masī¹		 मसिभ्याम्
masibhyām		 मसिभिः
masibhiḥ
Dative मसये / मस्यै² / मसी¹
masaye / masyai² / masī¹		 मसिभ्याम्
masibhyām		 मसिभ्यः
masibhyaḥ
Ablative मसेः / मस्याः² / मस्यै³
maseḥ / masyāḥ² / masyai³		 मसिभ्याम्
masibhyām		 मसिभ्यः
masibhyaḥ
Genitive मसेः / मस्याः² / मस्यै³
maseḥ / masyāḥ² / masyai³		 मस्योः
masyoḥ		 मसीनाम्
masīnām
Locative मसौ / मस्याम्² / मसा¹
masau / masyām² / masā¹		 मस्योः
masyoḥ		 मसिषु
masiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “maṣmaṣā́-kar-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 335
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