मास
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa), from Sanskrit मास (māsa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɑːs/, [mäːs̪]
Declension
Declension of मास (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मास mās |
मास mās |
| oblique | मास mās |
मासों māsõ |
| vocative | मास mās |
मासो māso |
Konkani
Pali
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension table of "मास" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | मासो (māso) | मासा (māsā) |
| Accusative (second) | मासं (māsaṃ) | मासे (māse) |
| Instrumental (third) | मासेन (māsena) | मासेहि (māsehi) or मासेभि (māsebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | मासस्स (māsassa) or मासाय (māsāya) or मासत्थं (māsatthaṃ) | मासानं (māsānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | मासस्मा (māsasmā) or मासम्हा (māsamhā) or मासा (māsā) | मासेहि (māsehi) or मासेभि (māsebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | मासस्स (māsassa) | मासानं (māsānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | मासस्मिं (māsasmiṃ) or मासम्हि (māsamhi) or मासे (māse) | मासेसु (māsesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | मास (māsa) | मासा (māsā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬫᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
- মাস (Assamese script)
- মাস (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌮𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
- માસ (Gujarati script)
- ਮਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦩꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
- មាស (Khmer script)
- ಮಾಸ (Kannada script)
- ມາສ (Lao script)
- മാസ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘦𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
- မာသ (Burmese script)
- 𑧆𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
- ମାସ (Oriya script)
- ꢪꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
- මාස (Sinhalese script)
- మాస (Telugu script)
- มาส (Thai script)
- མཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Hasas (“moon, month”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon; month”), which underwent thematicization. Cognate with Latin mensis, Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn), Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐏃 (m-a-h /māha/) (Persian ماه (mâh)), Old English mōnaþ, mōna (whence English month, moon).
Noun
मास • (mā́sa) m
- the moon
- a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.24.7:
- न यं जरन्ति शरदो न मासा न द्याव इन्द्रमवकर्शयन्ति ।
वृद्धस्य चिद्वर्धतामस्य तनू स्तोमेभिरुक्थैश्च शस्यमाना ॥- na yaṃ jaranti śarado na māsā na dyāva indramavakarśayanti .
vṛddhasya cidvardhatāmasya tanū stomebhirukthaiśca śasyamānā . - That Indra whom nor months nor autumn seasons cause to wither with age, nor fleeting days enfeeble,—
Still may his body Wax, e’en now so mighty, glorified by the lauds and hymns that praise him.
- na yaṃ jaranti śarado na māsā na dyāva indramavakarśayanti .
- न यं जरन्ति शरदो न मासा न द्याव इन्द्रमवकर्शयन्ति ।
- 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
- 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 |
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Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “मास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0814.
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