मस

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽 (massū), from Sanskrit श्मश्रु (śmáśru).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /məs/, [mɐs]

Noun

मस • (mas) f (Urdu spelling مَس)

1. down on the upper lip (appearing at puberty in men, signalling the beginnings of a mustache)

Declension

Declension of मस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मस mas	मसें masẽ
oblique	मस mas	मसों masõ
vocative	मस mas	मसो maso

Derived terms

• मसें भीगना (masẽ bhīgnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śmáśru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press