𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺𑀆 (macchiā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मक्षिका (makṣikā). Cognate with Pali makkhikā.

Noun

𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆 (makkhiā) f (Devanagari मक्खिआ)

1. fly

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆 (makkhiā)	𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀑 (makkhiāo) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀉 (makkhiāu) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆 (makkhiā)
Accusative	𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀅𑀁 (makkhiaṃ)	𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀑 (makkhiāo) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀉 (makkhiāu) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆 (makkhiā)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀏 (makkhiāe) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀇 (makkhiāi) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀅 (makkhiāa)	𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺 (makkhiāhi) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁 (makkhiāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀑 (makkhiāo) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀉 (makkhiāu)	𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (makkhiāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀏 (makkhiāe) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀇 (makkhiāi) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀅 (makkhiāa)	𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀡 (makkhiāṇa) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀡𑀁 (makkhiāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀏 (makkhiāe) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀇 (makkhiāi) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀅 (makkhiāa)	𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀲𑀼 (makkhiāsu) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀲𑀼𑀁 (makkhiāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀏 (makkhie) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆 (makkhiā)	𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀑 (makkhiāo) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆𑀉 (makkhiāu) or 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆 (makkhiā)

Descendants

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani: makkhī

    Hindi: मक्खी

    Urdu: مَکّھی

• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Assamese: মাখি (makhi)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: માખી (mākhī)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi: makkhī

    Gurmukhi script: ਮੱਖੀ

    Shahmukhi script: مکھّی

  • Sindhi: makhi

    Arabic script: مَکِ

    Devanagari script: मखि

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मक्खिआ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 666.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mákṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 554