मृगतृष्णा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मृगतृष्णा (mṛgatṛṣṇā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɾɪɡ.t̪ɾɪʂ.ɳɑː/, [mɾɪɡ.t̪ɾɪʃ.ɳäː]

Noun

मृगतृष्णा • (mŕgtŕṣṇā) f

1. mirage

Declension

Declension of मृगतृष्णा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मृगतृष्णा mŕgtŕṣṇā	मृगतृष्णाएँ mŕgtŕṣṇāẽ
oblique	मृगतृष्णा mŕgtŕṣṇā	मृगतृष्णाओं mŕgtŕṣṇāõ
vocative	मृगतृष्णा mŕgtŕṣṇā	मृगतृष्णाओ mŕgtŕṣṇāo

Sanskrit

Etymology

मृग (mṛga, “deer”) +‎ तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā, “thirst”)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mr̩.ɡɐ.tr̩ʂ.ɳɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mr̩.ɡɐˈt̪r̩ʂ.ɳɑː/

Noun

मृगतृष्णा • (mṛgatṛṣṇā) stem, f

1. mirage, fata morgana (Hit., Dhūrtas.)

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Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मृगतृष्णा
Nom. sg.	मृगतृष्णा (mṛgatṛṣṇā)
Gen. sg.	मृगतृष्णायाः (mṛgatṛṣṇāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मृगतृष्णा (mṛgatṛṣṇā)	मृगतृष्णे (mṛgatṛṣṇe)	मृगतृष्णाः (mṛgatṛṣṇāḥ)
Vocative	मृगतृष्णे (mṛgatṛṣṇe)	मृगतृष्णे (mṛgatṛṣṇe)	मृगतृष्णाः (mṛgatṛṣṇāḥ)
Accusative	मृगतृष्णाम् (mṛgatṛṣṇām)	मृगतृष्णे (mṛgatṛṣṇe)	मृगतृष्णाः (mṛgatṛṣṇāḥ)
Instrumental	मृगतृष्णया (mṛgatṛṣṇayā)	मृगतृष्णाभ्याम् (mṛgatṛṣṇābhyām)	मृगतृष्णाभिः (mṛgatṛṣṇābhiḥ)
Dative	मृगतृष्णायै (mṛgatṛṣṇāyai)	मृगतृष्णाभ्याम् (mṛgatṛṣṇābhyām)	मृगतृष्णाभ्यः (mṛgatṛṣṇābhyaḥ)
Ablative	मृगतृष्णायाः (mṛgatṛṣṇāyāḥ)	मृगतृष्णाभ्याम् (mṛgatṛṣṇābhyām)	मृगतृष्णाभ्यः (mṛgatṛṣṇābhyaḥ)
Genitive	मृगतृष्णायाः (mṛgatṛṣṇāyāḥ)	मृगतृष्णयोः (mṛgatṛṣṇayoḥ)	मृगतृष्णानाम् (mṛgatṛṣṇānām)
Locative	मृगतृष्णायाम् (mṛgatṛṣṇāyām)	मृगतृष्णयोः (mṛgatṛṣṇayoḥ)	मृगतृष्णासु (mṛgatṛṣṇāsu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मृगतृष्णा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0828.