मिशी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘱𑘭𑘲 (misī), from a Dravidian source; compare Kannada ಮೀಸೆ (mīse), Malayalam മീശ (mīśa), Tamil மீசை (mīcai), or Telugu మీసము (mīsamu). Cognate with Konkani मिशे (miśe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ɕi/, [mi.ɕiː]

Noun

मिशी • (miśī) f

1. moustache

Declension

Declension of मिशी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	मिशी miśī
direct plural	मिश्या miśyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मिशी miśī		मिश्या miśyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	मिशी miśī		मिश्यां- miśyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मिशीला miśīlā		मिश्यांना miśyānnā
ergative	मिशीने, मिशीनं miśīne, miśīna		मिश्यांनी miśyānnī
instrumental	मिशीशी miśīśī		मिश्यांशी miśyānśī
locative सप्तमी	मिशीत miśīt		मिश्यांत miśyāt
vocative संबोधन	मिशी miśī		मिश्यांनो miśyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of मिशी (fem ī-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	मिशीचा miśīċā	मिशीचे miśīċe	मिशीची miśīcī	मिशीच्या miśīcā	मिशीचे, मिशीचं miśīċe, miśīċa	मिशीची miśīcī	मिशीच्या miśīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मिश्यांचा miśyānċā	मिश्यांचे miśyānċe	मिश्यांची miśyāñcī	मिश्यांच्या miśyāncā	मिश्यांचे, मिश्यांचं miśyānċe, miśyānċa	मिश्यांची miśyāñcī	मिश्यांच्या miśyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मिशी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मिशी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मिशी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).