मसी
Sanskrit
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]
Declension
| Feminine ī-stem declension of मसी (masī) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मसी masī |
मस्यौ / मसी¹ masyau / masī¹ |
मस्यः / मसीः¹ masyaḥ / masīḥ¹ |
| Vocative | मसि masi |
मस्यौ / मसी¹ masyau / masī¹ |
मस्यः / मसीः¹ masyaḥ / masīḥ¹ |
| Accusative | मसीम् masīm |
मस्यौ / मसी¹ masyau / masī¹ |
मसीः masīḥ |
| Instrumental | मस्या masyā |
मसीभ्याम् masībhyām |
मसीभिः masībhiḥ |
| Dative | मस्यै masyai |
मसीभ्याम् masībhyām |
मसीभ्यः masībhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मस्याः / मस्यै² masyāḥ / masyai² |
मसीभ्याम् masībhyām |
मसीभ्यः masībhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मस्याः / मस्यै² masyāḥ / masyai² |
मस्योः masyoḥ |
मसीनाम् masīnām |
| Locative | मस्याम् masyām |
मस्योः masyoḥ |
मसीषु masīṣu |
| Notes |
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Derived terms
- मसीपात्र (masīpātra)
References
- 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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