মাসি

See also: পিসি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• মই (moi), মৈ (mōi) — Vanga
• মসি (mośi) — Varendra

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi), from Late Prakrit *𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺 (*mātussi), from Early Prakrit *𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺 (*mātussassi) from Vedic Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ, “mother’s sister”), a compound of मातुः (mā́tuḥ, “mother's”, genitive of मातृ (mātṛ)) +‎ स्वसृ (svásṛ, “sister”). Doublet of মাতৃষ্বসা (matriśvośa), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /maʃi/, [ˈmaʃiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /maʃi/, [ˈmaʃiˑ]

Noun

মাসি • (maśi)

1. maternal aunt

   Synonym: খালা (khala)