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मास

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa), from Sanskrit मास (māsa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑːs/, [mäːs]

Noun

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मास (māsm (Urdu spelling ماس)

  1. a month
    Synonyms: माह (māh), महीना (mahīnā)

Declension

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Declension of मास (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मास
mās
मास
mās
oblique मास
mās
मासों
māsõ
vocative मास
mās
मासो
māso

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Konkani

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa).

Noun

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मास (mās) (Latin script mas, Kannada script ಮಾಸ್)

  1. flesh, meat

Marathi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mas/
  • Hyphenation: मास
  • Rhymes: -as

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘭 (māsa, flesh, meat), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa, flesh, meat), from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa, flesh, meat). Doublet of मांस (māusa).

Noun

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मास (māsn

  1. flesh, meat
    Synonym: मांस (māusa)
Declension
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Declension of मास (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
मास
mās
direct
plural
मासे, मासं
māse, māsa
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
मास
mās
मासे, मासं
māse, māsa
oblique
सामान्यरूप
मासा
māsā
मासां-
māsān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
मासाला
māsālā
मासांना
māsānnā
ergative मासाने, मासानं
māsāne, māsāna
मासांनी
māsānnī
instrumental मासाशी
māsāśī
मासांशी
māsānśī
locative
सप्तमी
मासात
māsāt
मासांत
māsāt
vocative
संबोधन
मासा
māsā
मासांनो
māsānno
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 मास (neut 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
मासाचा
māsāċā
मासाचे
māsāċe
मासाची
māsācī
मासाच्या
māsācā
मासाचे, मासाचं
māsāċe, māsāċa
मासाची
māsācī
मासाच्या
māsācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
मासांचा
māsānċā
मासांचे
māsānċe
मासांची
māsāñcī
मासांच्या
māsāncā
मासांचे, मासांचं
māsānċe, māsānċa
मासांची
māsāñcī
मासांच्या
māsāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘭 (māsa, month), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa, month), from Sanskrit मास (māsa). Doublet of महिना (mahinā).

Noun

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मास (māsm

  1. (formal) a month
    Synonym: महिना (mahinā)
Declension
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Declension of मास (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
मास
mās
direct
plural
मास
mās
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
मास
mās
मास
mās
oblique
सामान्यरूप
मासा
māsā
मासां-
māsān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
मासाला
māsālā
मासांना
māsānnā
ergative मासाने, मासानं
māsāne, māsāna
मासांनी
māsānnī
instrumental मासाशी
māsāśī
मासांशी
māsānśī
locative
सप्तमी
मासात
māsāt
मासांत
māsāt
vocative
संबोधन
मासा
māsā
मासांनो
māsānno
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 मास (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
मासाचा
māsāċā
मासाचे
māsāċe
मासाची
māsācī
मासाच्या
māsācā
मासाचे, मासाचं
māsāċe, māsāċa
मासाची
māsācī
मासाच्या
māsācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
मासांचा
māsānċā
मासांचे
māsānċe
मासांची
māsāñcī
मासांच्या
māsāncā
मासांचे, मासांचं
māsānċe, māsānċa
मासांची
māsāñcī
मासांच्या
māsāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.
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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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मास m

  1. Devanagari script form of māsa (month)
  2. Devanagari script form of māsa (mungo bean)

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Hasas (moon, month), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s-o-s (moon; month). Cognate with Latin mensis, Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h /⁠māha⁠/) (Persian ماه (mâh)), Old English mōnaþ, mōna (whence English month, moon).

See also मास् (mās).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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मास (mā́sa) stemm

  1. the moon
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.92.12:
      उ॒त स्य न॑ उ॒शिजा॑मुर्वि॒या क॒विरहिः॑ शृणोतु बु॒ध्न्यो॒३॒॑ हवी॑मनि।
      सूर्या॒मासा॑ वि॒चर॑न्ता दिवि॒क्षिता॑ धि॒या श॑मीनहुषी अ॒स्य बो॑धतम्॥
      utá syá na uśíjāmurviyā́ kavíráhiḥ śṛṇotu budhnyò hávīmani.
      sū́ryāmā́sā vicárantā divikṣítā dhiyā́ śamīnahuṣī asyá bodhatam.
      And may he too give car, the Sage, from far away, the Dragon of the Deep, to this our yearning call.
      Ye Sun and Moon who dwell in heaven and move in turn, and with your thought, O Earth and Sky, observe this well.
  2. a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.24.7:
      न यं जर॑न्ति श॒रदो॒ न मासा॒ न द्याव॒ इन्द्र॑मवक॒र्शय॑न्ति।
      वृ॒द्धस्य॑ चिद्वर्धतामस्य त॒नूः स्तोमे॑भिरु॒क्थैश्च॑ श॒स्यमा॑ना॥
      ná yáṃ járanti śarádo ná mā́sā ná dyā́va índramavakarśáyanti.
      vṛddhásya cidvardhatāmasya tanū́ḥ stómebhirukthaíśca śasyámānā.
      That Indra whom nor months nor autumn seasons cause to wither with age, nor fleeting days enfeeble,—
      Still may his body Wax, even now so mighty, glorified by the lauds and hymns that praise him.
    मासम् (māsam)for a month
    मासम् एकम् (māsam ekam)for one month
    मासेन (māsena)in the course of a month
    मासे (māse)in a month = after the lapse of a month
  3. a symbolical name for the number twelve

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of मास
singular dual plural
nominative मासः (mā́saḥ) मासौ (mā́sau)
मासा¹ (mā́sā¹)
मासाः (mā́sāḥ)
मासासः¹ (mā́sāsaḥ¹)
accusative मासम् (mā́sam) मासौ (mā́sau)
मासा¹ (mā́sā¹)
मासान् (mā́sān)
instrumental मासेन (mā́sena) मासाभ्याम् (mā́sābhyām) मासैः (mā́saiḥ)
मासेभिः¹ (mā́sebhiḥ¹)
dative मासाय (mā́sāya) मासाभ्याम् (mā́sābhyām) मासेभ्यः (mā́sebhyaḥ)
ablative मासात् (mā́sāt) मासाभ्याम् (mā́sābhyām) मासेभ्यः (mā́sebhyaḥ)
genitive मासस्य (mā́sasya) मासयोः (mā́sayoḥ) मासानाम् (mā́sānām)
locative मासे (mā́se) मासयोः (mā́sayoḥ) मासेषु (mā́seṣu)
vocative मास (mā́sa) मासौ (mā́sau)
मासा¹ (mā́sā¹)
मासाः (mā́sāḥ)
मासासः¹ (mā́sāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

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