मास

See also: माँस, मांस, मांसं, मासु, मासा, मौसी, मूसा, and मिस

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मास (mā́sa), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑːs/

Noun

मास • (mās) m

1. a month

   Synonyms: माह (māh), महीना (mahīnā)

Declension

Declension of मास
	Singular	Plural
Direct	मास (mās)	मास (mās)
Oblique	मास (mās)	मासों (māsõ)
Vocative	मास (mās)	मासो (māso)

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Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit मांस (māṃsá), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗms. Compare Kalasha mos.

Noun

मास • (mās) (Latin script maas, Kannada script ಮಾಸ್)

1. flesh

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Pali

Noun

मास m

1. Devanagari script form of māsa

Declension

Declension table of "मास" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मासो	मासा
Accusative (second)	मासं	मासे
Instrumental (third)	मासेन	मासेहि or मासेभि
Dative (fourth)	मासस्स or मासाय or मासत्थं	मासानं
Ablative (fifth)	मासस्मा or मासम्हा or मासा	मासेहि or मासेभि
Genitive (sixth)	मासस्स	मासानं
Locative (seventh)	मासस्मिं or मासम्हि or मासे	मासेसु
Vocative (calling)	मास	मासा

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mā́Hasas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Hasas, genitive of *mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon; month”), probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognate with Latin mensis, Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (māha), Old English mōnaþ, mōna (whence English month, moon).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑ́ː.s̪ɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.s̪ɐ/

Noun

मास • (mā́sa) m or n

1. moon
   • RV 10.89.13a

     अन्वह मासा अन्विद वनान्यन्वोषधीरनु पर्वतासः |

     अन्विन्द्रं रोदसी वावशाने अन्वापो अजिहतजायमानम ||

     anvaha māsā anvid vanānyanvoṣadhīranu parvatāsaḥ |

     anvindraṃ rodasī vāvaśāne anvāpo ajihatajāyamānam ||

     Him, verily, the moons, the mountains followed, the tall trees followed and the plants and herbage.

     Yearning with love both Worlds approached, the Waters waited on Indra when he first had being.

2. a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year
   • RV 3.31.9d

     नि गव्यता मनसा सेदुरर्कैः कर्ण्वानासो अम्र्तत्वाय गातुम |

     इदं चिन नु सदनं भूर्येषां येन मासानसिषासन्न्र्तेन ||

     ni ghavyatā manasā sedurarkaiḥ kṛṇvānāso amṛtatvāya ghātum |

     idaṃ cin nu sadanaṃ bhūryeṣāṃ yena māsānasiṣāsannṛtena ||

     They sate them down with spirit fain for booty, making with hymns a way to life eternal.

     And this is still their place of frequent session, whereby they sought to gain the months through Order.

   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

Masculine a-stem declension of मास (mā́sa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मासः mā́saḥ	मासौ mā́sau	मासाः / मासासः¹ mā́sāḥ / mā́sāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मास mā́sa	मासौ mā́sau	मासाः / मासासः¹ mā́sāḥ / mā́sāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मासम् mā́sam	मासौ mā́sau	मासान् mā́sān
Instrumental	मासेन mā́sena	मासाभ्याम् mā́sābhyām	मासैः / मासेभिः¹ mā́saiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of मास (mā́sa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मासम् mā́sam	मासे mā́se	मासानि / मासा¹ mā́sāni / mā́sā¹
Vocative	मास mā́sa	मासे mā́se	मासानि / मासा¹ mā́sāni / mā́sā¹
Accusative	मासम् mā́sam	मासे mā́se	मासानि / मासा¹ mā́sāni / mā́sā¹
Instrumental	मासेन mā́sena	मासाभ्याम् mā́sābhyām	मासैः / मासेभिः¹ mā́saiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa)
  • Bengali: মাস (mas)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa)
  • Marathi: मास (mās)
• Pali: māsa
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa)
  • Gujarati: માસ (mās)
  • Hindi: मास (mās)
  • Nepali: मास (māsa)
• → Tamil: மாசம் (mācam)
• → Telugu: మాసము (māsamu)

See also

• चन्द्र (candrá)
• सोम (sóma)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “मास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0814.