मछली

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀙 (macha /⁠maccha⁠/) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit मत्स्य (mátsya). Cognate with Awadhi मछरी (machrī), Gujarati માછલી (māchlī), Konkani मासोळी (māsoḷī), Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀰𑁆𑀘𑀮𑀻 (maścalī).[1] This -𑀮- (-la-) extended form appears to have spread from Eastern Hindi.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mət͡ʃʰ.liː/, [mɐt͡ʃʰ.liː]
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Noun

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मछली (machlīf (Urdu spelling مچھلی)

  1. fish
    Synonyms: माही (māhī), मत्स्य (matsya), मच्छी (macchī), मच्छ (macch)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mátsya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press