मक्षा

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ́k.ʂɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐk.ʂɑː/
Hyphenation: मक्‧षा

Noun

मक्षा • (mákṣā) stem, f

the insect fly

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मक्षा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मक्षा (makṣā)	मक्षे (makṣe)	मक्षाः (makṣāḥ)
vocative	मक्षे (makṣe)	मक्षे (makṣe)	मक्षाः (makṣāḥ)
accusative	मक्षाम् (makṣām)	मक्षे (makṣe)	मक्षाः (makṣāḥ)
instrumental	मक्षया (makṣayā) मक्षा¹ (makṣā¹)	मक्षाभ्याम् (makṣābhyām)	मक्षाभिः (makṣābhiḥ)
dative	मक्षायै (makṣāyai)	मक्षाभ्याम् (makṣābhyām)	मक्षाभ्यः (makṣābhyaḥ)
ablative	मक्षायाः (makṣāyāḥ) मक्षायै² (makṣāyai²)	मक्षाभ्याम् (makṣābhyām)	मक्षाभ्यः (makṣābhyaḥ)
genitive	मक्षायाः (makṣāyāḥ) मक्षायै² (makṣāyai²)	मक्षयोः (makṣayoḥ)	मक्षाणाम् (makṣāṇām)
locative	मक्षायाम् (makṣāyām)	मक्षयोः (makṣayoḥ)	मक्षासु (makṣāsu)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

Dardic:
- Kashmiri: مٔچِ (mạci)
- Indus Kohistani: māc̣hī
- Pashayi:
  - Northeast Pashayi: mučək, mučag
  - Southeast Pashayi: mēček, mečī́k
- Shina: مݜی (măṣī́)
- → Proto-Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: mačī̃
Pali: makkhikā
Prakrit: 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆 (makkhiā), 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀻 (macchī), 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺𑀆 (macchiā)
- Central:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Awadhi: माखी (mākhī), माची (mācī)
    - Hindustani: māchī, mākhī, makkhī, makkhā
      - Hindi: माछी, माखी, मक्खी, मक्खा
      - Urdu: مَاچِی (mācī), مَاکھِی (mākhī), مَکّھِی (makkhī), مَکّھِہ (makkhi)
    - Romani:
      - Baltic Romani: mačin
      - Carpathian Romani: makh
      - Romano-Greek: makí
      - Sinte Romani: mačlin
      - Vlax Romani: mắki, măkī́la, măkī́li
      - Welsh Romani: makhī
- Eastern:
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: মাখি (makhi)
    - Bengali: মাছি (machi)
    - Bihari: माखी (māchī)
      - Bhojpuri: माखी (mākhī)
      - Maithili: माची (mācī), माँची (mā̃cī), मखी (makhī)
    - Odia: ମାଛି (māchi)
- Northern:
  - Khasa Prakrit:
    - Central Pahari:
      - Garhwali: माखि (mākhi)
      - Kumaoni: माखो (mākho), माँख (mā̃kh)
    - Eastern Pahari:
      - Nepali: माखो (mākho)
    - Western Pahari:
      - Bhadrawahi: मक्खी (makkhī)
      - Jaunsari: माक्वा (mākwā)
- Northwestern:
  - Paisaci Prakrit:
    - Takka Apabhramsa:
      - Punjabi: makkh, makkhī
        Gurmukhi script: ਮੱਖ੍, ਮੱਖੀ
        
        Shahmukhi script: مَکّھ, مَکّھِی
        
        Lahnda: مَکھِی (makhī)
    - Vracada Apabhramsa:
      - Sindhi: makha, makhi, makho
        Arabic script: مَکَ, مَکِ, مَکو
        
        Devanagari script: मख, मखि, मखो
        
        Kachchi: મખ (makh)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Dhivehi: މެހި (mehi)
    - Sinhalese: මැස්ස (mæssa), මැස (mæsa), මැහි (mæhi)
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Konkani: māsu, māśi
      Devanagari script: मासु (māsu), माशि (māśi)
      
      Latin script: masu, maxi
      
      Kannada script: ಮಾಸು, ಮಾಶಿ
    - Marathi: मास् (mās), माशी (māśī)
- Western:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Gujarati: માખ્ (mākh), માખી (mākhī), માખો (mākho)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maksa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 5454