श्मश्रु

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

শ্মশ্ৰু (Assamese script)
ᬰ᭄ᬫᬰ᭄ᬭᬸ (Balinese script)
শ্মশ্রু (Bengali script)
𑰫𑰿𑰦𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀰𑁆𑀫𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
ၐ္မၐြု (Burmese script)
શ્મશ્રુ (Gujarati script)
ਸ਼੍ਮਸ਼੍ਰੁ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁 (Grantha script)
ꦯ꧀ꦩꦯꦿꦸ (Javanese script)
𑂬𑂹𑂧𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂳 (Kaithi script)
ಶ್ಮಶ್ರು (Kannada script)
ឝ្មឝ្រុ (Khmer script)
ຨ຺ມຨ຺ຣຸ (Lao script)
ശ്മശ്രു (Malayalam script)
ᡧᠮᠠᡧᡵᡠ (Manchu script)
𑘫𑘿𑘦𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘳 (Modi script)
ᠱᠮᠠᠱᠷᠤ (Mongolian script)
𑧋𑧠𑧆𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
𑐱𑑂𑐩𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐸 (Newa script)
ଶ୍ମଶ୍ରୁ (Odia script)
ꢯ꣄ꢪꢯ꣄ꢬꢸ (Saurashtra script)
𑆯𑇀𑆩𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆶 (Sharada script)
𑖫𑖿𑖦𑖫𑖿𑖨𑗜 (Siddham script)
ශ‍්මශ්‍රු (Sinhalese script)
𑩿 𑪙𑩴𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩒 (Soyombo script)
𑚧𑚶𑚢𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚰 (Takri script)
ஶ்மஶ்ரு (Tamil script)
శ్మశ్రు (Telugu script)
ศฺมศฺรุ (Thai script)
ཤྨ་ཤྲུ (Tibetan script)
𑒬𑓂𑒧𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
𑨮𑩇𑨢𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *smoḱru (“beard”), from original *smóḱwr̥. Cognate with Albanian mjekër (“beard”), Old Armenian մօրուք (mōrukʻ, “beard”), Lithuanian smãkras (“chin”), Hittite 𒍝𒈠𒀭𒆳 (za-ma-an-kur /⁠tsmá(n)gur⁠/, “beard”), Irish smech (“chin”). The assimilation of Sanskrit *s to ś, thus giving श्मश्रु (śmaśru) instead of *स्मश्रु (smaśru), is regular in the presence of another ś as is also observed in शश (śaśa, “hare”) and श्वशुर (śvaśura, “father-in-law”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕmɐ́ɕ.ɾu/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕmɐɕ.ɾu/

Noun

श्मश्रु • (śmáśru) stem, n

Declension

Neuter u-stem declension of श्मश्रु (śmaśru)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	श्मश्रु śmaśru	श्मश्रुणी śmaśruṇī	श्मश्रूणि / श्मश्रु¹ / श्मश्रू¹ śmaśrūṇi / śmaśru¹ / śmaśrū¹
Vocative	श्मश्रु / श्मश्रो śmaśru / śmaśro	श्मश्रुणी śmaśruṇī	श्मश्रूणि / श्मश्रु¹ / श्मश्रू¹ śmaśrūṇi / śmaśru¹ / śmaśrū¹
Accusative	श्मश्रु śmaśru	श्मश्रुणी śmaśruṇī	श्मश्रूणि / श्मश्रु¹ / श्मश्रू¹ śmaśrūṇi / śmaśru¹ / śmaśrū¹
Instrumental	श्मश्रुणा / श्मश्र्वा¹ śmaśruṇā / śmaśrvā¹	श्मश्रुभ्याम् śmaśrubhyām	श्मश्रुभिः śmaśrubhiḥ
Dative	श्मश्रुणे / श्मश्रवे¹ śmaśruṇe / śmaśrave¹	श्मश्रुभ्याम् śmaśrubhyām	श्मश्रुभ्यः śmaśrubhyaḥ
Ablative	श्मश्रुणः / श्मश्रोः¹ śmaśruṇaḥ / śmaśroḥ¹	श्मश्रुभ्याम् śmaśrubhyām	श्मश्रुभ्यः śmaśrubhyaḥ
Genitive	श्मश्रुणः / श्मश्रोः¹ śmaśruṇaḥ / śmaśroḥ¹	श्मश्रुणोः śmaśruṇoḥ	श्मश्रूणाम् śmaśrūṇām
Locative	श्मश्रुणि / श्मश्रौ¹ śmaśruṇi / śmaśrau¹	श्मश्रुणोः śmaśruṇoḥ	श्मश्रुषु śmaśruṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

Hindi: मूंछ (mūñch)
Pali: massu
- → Thai: มัสสุ (mát-sù)
Prakrit: [script needed] (massū̆), [script needed] (maṁsu), [script needed] (māsu), [script needed] (māsurī)
→ Malayalam: മയിർ (mayiṟ), മയിര് (mayirŭ), മൈര് (mairŭ), മൈർ (maiṟ), മശിർ (maśiṟ), മശിര് (maśirŭ)
→ Tamil: மயிர் (mayir), மசிர் (macir)