मसी

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

मसि (masi), मषि (maṣi), मषी (maṣī)

Etymology

Oldest attestation in the Vedic Sanskrit compound मष्मषाकृ (maṣmaṣā́kṛ-, “to crush”, literally “to do 'mash-mash'”). It is an onomatopoeic word with parallels in many languages, eg English smash, German Matsch (“muck”), Finnish mäiskis (“splash”), Arabic مص‎ (maṣṣa, “sip”).[1]

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.siː/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.s̪iː/

Noun

मसी • (masī) f

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Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of मसी (masī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मसी masī	मस्यौ / मसी¹ masyau / masī¹	मस्यः / मसीः¹ masyaḥ / masīḥ¹
Vocative	मसि masi	मस्यौ / मसी¹ masyau / masī¹	मस्यः / मसीः¹ masyaḥ / masīḥ¹
Accusative	मसीम् masīm	मस्यौ / मसी¹ masyau / masī¹	मसीः masīḥ
Instrumental	मस्या masyā	मसीभ्याम् masībhyām	मसीभिः masībhiḥ
Dative	मस्यै masyai	मसीभ्याम् masībhyām	मसीभ्यः masībhyaḥ
Ablative	मस्याः masyāḥ	मसीभ्याम् masībhyām	मसीभ्यः masībhyaḥ
Genitive	मस्याः masyāḥ	मस्योः masyoḥ	मसीनाम् masīnām
Locative	मस्याम् masyām	मस्योः masyoḥ	मसीषु masīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

मसीपात्र (masīpātra)

References

Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “maṣmaṣā́-kar-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 335

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[1] Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “maṣmaṣā́-kar-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 335