مسڑ

Brahui

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *maṯ- with a feminine suffix (cf. اِیڑ (īṛ, “sister”)). Related to مَار (mār, “son, boy”).

Noun

مَسِڑْ (masiṛ) (plural مَسِنْک)

1. daughter

   Antonym: مَار (mār)

2. girl

Derived terms

• مَسِڑْکو (masiṛko, “little girl”)

References

• Bray, Denys (1934) “masiṛ”, in The Brahui Language‎^[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 202
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “4764”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.