मसि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मसि (masi). Cognate with Sindhi मसु (masu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.siː/, [mɐ.siː]

Noun

मसि • (masi) f

1. ink

Declension

Declension of मसि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मसि masi	मसियाँ masiyā̃
oblique	मसि masi	मसियों masiyõ
vocative	मसि masi	मसियो masiyo

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• मसी (masī), 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”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.si/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.s̪i/

Noun

मसि • (masi) stem, f

1. ink

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of मसि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मसिः (masiḥ)	मसी (masī)	मसयः (masayaḥ)
vocative	मसे (mase)	मसी (masī)	मसयः (masayaḥ)
accusative	मसिम् (masim)	मसी (masī)	मसीः (masīḥ)
instrumental	मस्या (masyā) मसी¹ (masī¹)	मसिभ्याम् (masibhyām)	मसिभिः (masibhiḥ)
dative	मसये (masaye) मस्यै² (masyai²) मसी¹ (masī¹)	मसिभ्याम् (masibhyām)	मसिभ्यः (masibhyaḥ)
ablative	मसेः (maseḥ) मस्याः² (masyāḥ²) मस्यै³ (masyai³)	मसिभ्याम् (masibhyām)	मसिभ्यः (masibhyaḥ)
genitive	मसेः (maseḥ) मस्याः² (masyāḥ²) मस्यै³ (masyai³)	मस्योः (masyoḥ)	मसीनाम् (masīnām)
locative	मसौ (masau) मस्याम्² (masyām²) मसा¹ (masā¹)	मस्योः (masyoḥ)	मसिषु (masiṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• मसिपात्र (masipātra)