māsa
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "masa"
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *mā-, a baby language word for “mother,” “mommy” (whence also māte, q.v.). This word, probably at first a term of endearment, has replaced an earlier descendant of Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (still found in Lithuanian sesuõ, genitive form seser̃s). Cognates include Lithuanian móša (“sister-in-law”), Old Prussian moazo ([moaso], “aunt”).[1]
Noun
[edit]māsa f (4th declension)
- sister (a daughter of a couple, in relation to their other children)
- vecākā, jaunākā māsa ― older, younger sister
- brāļi un māsas ― brothers and sisters
- īstā māsa ― true, real sister
- dvīņu māsa ― twin sister
- abas rokas izpletis, viņš piepeši metās māsai ap kaklu ― spreading both arms, he suddenly threw himself on his sister's neck (= hugged her)
- sister (a woman who is closely associated with someone)
- vārda māsas ― namesakes (lit. name sisters, i.e., two women who have the same name)
- līgavas māsas ― bridesmaids (lit. bride's sisters)
- es visiem pazemotiem esmu māsa / un visiem grūtsirdīgiem draudzene ― I am the sister of all humiliated (people) / and the friend of all melancholic (people)
- nurse (medical assistant who helps a doctor treat patients)
- māsa, medicīnas māsa ― nurse
- operāciju māsa ― operation nurse
- diētas māsa ― diet nurse
- vecākā māsa ― chief (lit. older) nurse
- medicīnas māsu kursi ― nurse training courses
- iegūt medicīnas māsu diplomu ― to get a nurse diploma
- sister (nun, female member of a religious order)
- māsa Olga zināja daudz ko tādu, ko nezināja Vaikulis ― sister Olga knew many things that Vaikulis didn't know
Declension
[edit]Declension of māsa (4th declension)
Synonyms
[edit]- (of "nun"): mūķene
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “māsa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Mandarin
[edit]Romanization
[edit]māsa (Zhuyin ㄇㄚ ˙ㄙㄚ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摩挲
Old Javanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit मास (māsa, “month”, literally “moon”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]māsa
Alternative forms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- "māsa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit मास (māsa, “month”).
Noun
[edit]māsa m
- a month
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "māsa" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | māso | māsā |
Accusative (second) | māsaṃ | māse |
Instrumental (third) | māsena | māsehi or māsebhi |
Dative (fourth) | māsassa or māsāya or māsatthaṃ | māsānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | māsasmā or māsamhā or māsā | māsehi or māsebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | māsassa | māsānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | māsasmiṃ or māsamhi or māse | māsesu |
Vocative (calling) | māsa | māsā |
Etymology 2
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit माष (māṣa, “mungo bean”).
Noun
[edit]māsa m
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "māsa" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | māso | māsā |
Accusative (second) | māsaṃ | māse |
Instrumental (third) | māsena | māsehi or māsebhi |
Dative (fourth) | māsassa or māsāya or māsatthaṃ | māsānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | māsasmā or māsamhā or māsā | māsehi or māsebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | māsassa | māsānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | māsasmiṃ or māsamhi or māse | māsesu |
Vocative (calling) | māsa | māsā |
Descendants
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- Latvian etymologies from LEV
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian feminine nouns
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- Latvian fourth declension nouns
- lv:Family
- Hanyu Pinyin
- Mandarin non-lemma forms
- Old Javanese terms borrowed from Sanskrit
- Old Javanese terms derived from Sanskrit
- Old Javanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Old Javanese/sa
- Rhymes:Old Javanese/sa/2 syllables
- Old Javanese terms with homophones
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- Old Javanese nouns
- Pali terms inherited from Sanskrit
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