मस्तिष्क

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मस्तिष्क (mastiṣka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /məs.t̪ɪʂk/, [mɐs.t̪ɪʃk]

Noun

मस्तिष्क • (mastiṣk) m (Urdu spelling مستشک)

1. (anatomy) brain, cerebrum

   मस्तिष्क जन्तुओं के केन्द्रीय तंत्रिका तंत्र का नियंत्रण केन्द्र है।

   mastiṣk jantuõ ke kendrīya tantrikā tantra kā niyantraṇ kendra hai.

   The brain is the control center of the central nervous system of animals.

   यह बच्चा का मस्तिष्क अभी भी अपरिपक्व है।

   yah baccā kā mastiṣk abhī bhī apripakva hai.

   This child's brain is still immature.

Declension

Declension of मस्तिष्क (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मस्तिष्क mastiṣk	मस्तिष्क mastiṣk
oblique	मस्तिष्क mastiṣk	मस्तिष्कों mastiṣkõ
vocative	मस्तिष्क mastiṣk	मस्तिष्को mastiṣko

Synonyms

• दिमाग़ (dimāġ)
• भेजा (bhejā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मस्तिष्क”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “मस्तिष्क”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মস্তিষ্ক (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬲ᭄ᬢᬶᬱ᭄ᬓ (Balinese script)
• মস্তিষ্ক (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰰𑰬𑰿𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• မသ္တိၑ္က (Burmese script)
• મસ્તિષ્ક (Gujarati script)
• ਮਸ੍ਤਿਸ਼੍ਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦱ꧀ꦠꦶꦰ꧀ꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಸ್ತಿಷ್ಕ (Kannada script)
• មស្តិឞ្ក (Khmer script)
• ມສ຺ຕິຩ຺ກ (Lao script)
• മസ്തിഷ്ക (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᠰ᠌ᢠᡳᢢᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘱𑘬𑘿𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠰᢐᠢᢔᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧍𑧠𑦽𑧒𑧌𑧠𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐶𑐲𑑂𑐎 (Newa script)
• ମସ୍ତିଷ୍କ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢱ꣄ꢡꢶꢰ꣄ꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆴𑆰𑇀𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖰𑖬𑖿𑖎 (Siddham script)
• මස‍්තිෂ‍්ක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪁 𑪙𑩫𑩑𑪀 𑪙𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚨𑚶𑚙𑚮𑚶𑚊 (Takri script)
• மஸ்திஷ்க (Tamil script)
• మస్తిష్క (Telugu script)
• มสฺติษฺก (Thai script)
• མ་སྟི་ཥྐ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒱𑒭𑓂𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨰𑩇𑨙𑨁𑨯𑩇𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐs.tiʂ.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐs̪ˈt̪iʂ.kɐ/

Noun

मस्तिष्क • (mastiṣka) stem, m

1. brain
2. any medicine acting upon the brain

Descendants

• → Bengali: মস্তিষ্ক (mostiśko) (learned)
• → Malayalam: മസ്തിഷ്കം (mastiṣkaṁ)
• → Hindi: मस्तिष्क (mastiṣk)
• → Telugu: మస్తిష్కం (mastiṣkaṁ)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “मस्तिष्क”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]