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māsa

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Latvian

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Etymology

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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

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māsa f (4th declension)

  1. sister (a daughter of a couple, in relation to their other children)
    vecākā, jaunākā māsaolder, younger sister
    brāļi un māsasbrothers and sisters
    īstā māsatrue, real sister
    dvīņu māsatwin sister
    abas rokas izpletis, viņš piepeši metās māsai ap kakluspreading both arms, he suddenly threw himself on his sister's neck (= hugged her)
  2. sister (a woman who is closely associated with someone)
    vārda māsasnamesakes (lit. name sisters, i.e., two women who have the same name)
    līgavas māsasbridesmaids (lit. bride's sisters)
    es visiem pazemotiem esmu māsa / un visiem grūtsirdīgiem draudzeneI am the sister of all humiliated (people) / and the friend of all melancholic (people)
  3. nurse (medical assistant who helps a doctor treat patients)
    māsa, medicīnas māsanurse
    operāciju māsaoperation nurse
    diētas māsadiet nurse
    vecākā māsachief (lit. older) nurse
    medicīnas māsu kursinurse training courses
    iegūt medicīnas māsu diplomuto get a nurse diploma
  4. sister (nun, female member of a religious order)
    māsa Olga zināja daudz ko tādu, ko nezināja Vaikulissister Olga knew many things that Vaikulis didn't know

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “māsa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Mandarin

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Romanization

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māsa (Zhuyin ㄇㄚ ˙ㄙㄚ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摩挲

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मास (māsa, month, literally moon).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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māsa

  1. month
  2. time

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦩꦁꦱ (mangsa)
  • Balinese: ᬫᬵᬲ (masa)

Further reading

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  • "māsa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit मास (māsa, month).

Noun

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māsa m

  1. a month
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit माष (māṣa, mungo bean).

Noun

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māsa m

  1. mungo bean, black matpe bean, Vigna mungo
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