मछली

Hindi

Etymology

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). This -𑀮- (-la-) extended form appears to have spread from Eastern Hindi.

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

मछली • (machlī) f (Urdu spelling مچھلی)

1. fish

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

Declension

Declension of मछली (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मछली machlī	मछलियाँ machliyā̃
oblique	मछली machlī	मछलियों machliyõ
vocative	मछली machlī	मछलियो machliyo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मछली”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मछली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “मछली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “मछली”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN