मच्छ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha), from Sanskrit मत्स्य (mátsya). Doublet of मत्स्य (matsya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mət̪t͡ʃʰ/, [mɐ(t̚)t͡ʃʰ]

Noun

मच्छ • (macch) m (Urdu spelling مچھ)

1. Synonym of मछली (machlī, “fish”)

Declension

Declension of मच्छ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मच्छ macch	मच्छ macch
oblique	मच्छ macch	मच्छों macchõ
vocative	मच्छ macch	मच्छो maccho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मच्छ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• maccha (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (Brahmi script)
• মচ্ছ (Bengali script)
• මච‍්ඡ (Sinhalese script)
• မစ္ဆ or မၸ္ꧡ or မၸ်ꧡ (Burmese script)
• มจฺฉ or มัจฉะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨧ᩠ᨨ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຈ຺ຉ or ມັຈຉະ (Lao script)
• មច្ឆ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄌𑄴𑄍 (Chakma script)

Noun

मच्छ m

1. Devanagari script form of maccha