मास्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• मस् (mas) — only in चन्द्रमस् (candramas)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মাস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬵᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• মাস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰯𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• မာသ် (Burmese script)
• માસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਾਸੑ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦴꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂰𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಾಸ್ (Kannada script)
• មាស៑ (Khmer script)
• ມາສ຺ (Lao script)
• മാസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘰𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢗᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧑𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐵𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ମାସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢵꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆳𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖯𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• මාස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩛𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚭𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• மாஸ் (Tamil script)
• మాస్ (Telugu script)
• มาสฺ (Thai script)
• མཱ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒰𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨊𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has (“moon, month”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬂𐬢𐬵 (måŋh, “moon, month”), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h /⁠māha⁠/) (whence Persian ماه (mâh)), Latin mēnsis, Ancient Greek μείς (meís), Old English mōna (whence English moon), mōnaþ (whence English month).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑ́ːs/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mɑːs̪/

Noun

मास् • (mā́s) stem, m

1. the moon
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.12.7:

     यस्मिन्देवा विदथे मादयन्ते विवस्वतः सदने धारयन्ते ।
     सूर्ये ज्योतिरदधुर्मास्य्अक्तून्परि द्योतनिं चरतो अजस्रा ॥

     yasmindevā vidathe mādayante vivasvataḥ sadane dhārayante .
     sūrye jyotiradadhurmāsyaktūnpari dyotaniṃ carato ajasrā .

     They in the synod where the Gods rejoice them, where they are seated in Vivasvān's dwelling,
     Have given the Moon his beams, the Sun his splendour-the Two unweariedly maintain their brightness.

2. a month
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.91.2:

     उशन्ता दूता न दभाय गोपा मासश्च पाथः शरदश्च पूर्वीः ।
     इन्द्रवायू सुष्टुतिर्वामियाना मार्डीकमीट्टे सुवितं च नव्यम् ॥

     uśantā dūtā na dabhāya gopā māsaśca pāthaḥ śaradaśca pūrvīḥ .
     indravāyū suṣṭutirvāmiyānā mārḍīkamīṭṭe suvitaṃ ca navyam .

     Guardians infallible, eager as envoys' preserve us safe through many months and autumns.
     Addressed to you, our fair praise, Indra-Vāyu, implores your favour and renewed well-being.

Declension

Masculine root-stem declension of मास् (mā́s)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	माः mā́ḥ	मासौ / मासा¹ mā́sau / mā́sā¹	मासः mā́saḥ
Vocative	माः mā́ḥ	मासौ / मासा¹ mā́sau / mā́sā¹	मासः mā́saḥ
Accusative	मासम् mā́sam	मासौ / मासा¹ mā́sau / mā́sā¹	मासः māsáḥ
Instrumental	मासा māsā́	माद्भ्याम् mādbhyā́m	माद्भिः mādbhíḥ
Dative	मासे māsé	माद्भ्याम् mādbhyā́m	माद्भ्यः mādbhyáḥ
Ablative	मासः māsáḥ	माद्भ्याम् mādbhyā́m	माद्भ्यः mādbhyáḥ
Genitive	मासः māsáḥ	मासोः māsóḥ	मासाम् māsā́m
Locative	मासि māsí	मासोः māsóḥ	माःसु / मास्सु māḥsú / māssú
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• चन्द्रमास् (candrámās)

Related terms

• मास (mā́sa)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मास्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0814/3.