मक्षा

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ́k.ʂɑː/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐk.ʂɑː/
Hyphenation: मक्‧षा

Noun

मक्षा • (mákṣā) stem, f

the insect fly

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मक्षा (makṣā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मक्षा makṣā	मक्षे makṣe	मक्षाः makṣāḥ
Vocative	मक्षे makṣe	मक्षे makṣe	मक्षाः makṣāḥ
Accusative	मक्षाम् makṣām	मक्षे makṣe	मक्षाः makṣāḥ
Instrumental	मक्षया / मक्षा¹ makṣayā / makṣā¹	मक्षाभ्याम् makṣābhyām	मक्षाभिः makṣābhiḥ
Dative	मक्षायै makṣāyai	मक्षाभ्याम् makṣābhyām	मक्षाभ्यः makṣābhyaḥ
Ablative	मक्षायाः / मक्षायै² makṣāyāḥ / makṣāyai²	मक्षाभ्याम् makṣābhyām	मक्षाभ्यः makṣābhyaḥ
Genitive	मक्षायाः / मक्षायै² makṣāyāḥ / makṣāyai²	मक्षयोः makṣayoḥ	मक्षाणाम् makṣāṇām
Locative	मक्षायाम् makṣāyām	मक्षयोः makṣayoḥ	मक्षासु makṣāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

Dardic:
- Kashmiri: مٔچِ (mạci)
- Indus Kohistani: māc̣hī
- Pashayi:
  - Northeast Pashayi: mučək, mučag
  - Southeast Pashayi: mēček, mečī́k
- Shina: مݜی (măṣī́)
- → Proto-Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: mačī̃
Pali: makkhikā
Prakrit: 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆 (makkhiā), 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀻 (macchī), 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺𑀆 (macchiā)
- Central:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Old Awadhi: माची (mācī)
    - Hindustani: māchī, mākhī, makkhī, makkhā
      - Hindi: माछी, माखी, मक्खी, मक्खा
      - Urdu: مَاچِی (mācī), مَاکھِی (mākhī), مَکّھِی (makkhī), مَکّھِہ (makkhi)
    - Romani:
      - Baltic Romani: mačin
      - Carpathian Romani: makh
      - Romani Greek: makí
      - Sinte Romani: mačlin
      - Vlax Romani: mắki, măkī́la, măkī́li
      - Welsh Romani: makhī
- Eastern:
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: মাখি (makhi)
    - Bengali: মাছি (machi)
    - Bihari: माखी (māchī)
      - Bhojpuri: माखी (mākhī)
      - Maithili: माची (mācī), माँची (mā̃cī), मखी (makhī)
    - Odia: ମାଛି (machi)
- Northern:
  - Khasa Prakrit:
    - Central Pahari:
      - Garhwali: माखि (mākhi)
      - Kumaoni: माखो (mākho), माँख (mā̃kh)
    - Eastern Pahari:
      - Nepali: माखो (mākho)
    - Western Pahari:
      - Bhadrawahi: मक्खी (makkhī)
      - Jaunsari: माक्वा (mākwā)
- Northwestern:
  - Paisaci Prakrit:
    - Takka Apabhramsa:
      - Punjabi: makkh, makkhī
        Gurmukhi script: ਮੱਖ੍, ਮੱਖੀ
        
        Shahmukhi script: مَکّھ, مَکّھِی
        
        Lahnda: مَکھِی (makhī)
    - Vracada Apabhramsa:
      - Sindhi: makha, makhi, makho
        Arabic script: مَکَ, مَکِ, مَکو
        
        Devanagari script: मख, मखि, मखो
        
        Kachchi: મખ (makh)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Dhivehi: މެހި (mehi)
    - Sinhalese: මැස්ස (mæssa), මැස (mæsa), මැහි (mæhi)
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Konkani: māsu, māśi
      Devanagari script: मासु (māsu), माशि (māśi)
      
      Latin script: masu, maxi
      
      Kannada script: ಮಾಸು, ಮಾಶಿ
    - Marathi: मास् (mās), माशी (māśī)
- Western:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Gujarati: માખ્ (mākh), માખી (mākhī), માખો (mākho)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maksa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 5454

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