मच्छर

Hindi

मच्छर

Alternative forms

• माछर (māchar) — regional

Etymology

Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit मच्छर (macchara, “*mosquito”) without cluster simplification—compare the variant माछर (māchar). Of uncertain further etymology, as Later Sanskrit मत्सर (matsara, “mosquito”) is only attested lexicographically. Possibly same as Prakrit मच्छर (macchara, “exhilarating”), from Vedic Sanskrit मत्सर (matsara). Or related to Prakrit मच्छी (macchī, “fly”) and Sanskrit मक्षा (mákṣā, “fly”), whence Hindi मक्खी (makkhī, “fly”). Compare Gujarati મચ્છર (macchar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /mət̪.t͡ʃʰəɾ/, [mɐt̚.t͡ʃʰɐɾ]

Noun

मच्छर • (macchar) m (Urdu spelling مچھر)

1. mosquito

Declension

Declension of मच्छर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मच्छर macchar	मच्छर macchar
oblique	मच्छर macchar	मच्छरों maccharõ
vocative	मच्छर macchar	मच्छरो maccharo

Derived terms

• मच्छरदानी (macchardānī)

See also

• मक्खी (makkhī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मच्छर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “matsara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मच्छर (macchar).

Noun

मच्छर • (macchar) m

1. mosquito

   Synonym: डास (ḍās)

Declension

Declension of मच्छर (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	मच्छर macchar
direct plural	मच्छर macchar
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मच्छर macchar		मच्छर macchar
oblique सामान्यरूप	मच्छरा maccharā		मच्छरां- maccharān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मच्छराला maccharālā		मच्छरांना maccharānnā
ergative	मच्छराने, मच्छरानं maccharāne, maccharāna		मच्छरांनी maccharānnī
instrumental	मच्छराशी maccharāśī		मच्छरांशी maccharānśī
locative सप्तमी	मच्छरात maccharāt		मच्छरांत maccharāt
vocative संबोधन	मच्छरा maccharā		मच्छरांनो maccharānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of मच्छर (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	मच्छराचा maccharāċā	मच्छराचे maccharāċe	मच्छराची maccharācī	मच्छराच्या maccharācā	मच्छराचे, मच्छराचं maccharāċe, maccharāċa	मच्छराची maccharācī	मच्छराच्या maccharācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मच्छरांचा maccharānċā	मच्छरांचे maccharānċe	मच्छरांची maccharāñcī	मच्छरांच्या maccharāncā	मच्छरांचे, मच्छरांचं maccharānċe, maccharānċa	मच्छरांची maccharāñcī	मच्छरांच्या maccharāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “मच्छर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मच्छर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “मच्छर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)