मसि

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) 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) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.s̪i/

Noun

मसि • (masi) stem, f

1. ink

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of मसि (masi)
	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 / मसी¹ masyā / masī¹	मसिभ्याम् masibhyām	मसिभिः masibhiḥ
Dative	मसये / मस्यै² / मसी¹ masaye / masyai² / masī¹	मसिभ्याम् masibhyām	मसिभ्यः masibhyaḥ
Ablative	मसेः / मस्याः² / मस्यै³ maseḥ / masyāḥ² / masyai³	मसिभ्याम् masibhyām	मसिभ्यः masibhyaḥ
Genitive	मसेः / मस्याः² / मस्यै³ maseḥ / masyāḥ² / masyai³	मस्योः masyoḥ	मसीनाम् masīnām
Locative	मसौ / मस्याम्² / मसा¹ masau / masyām² / masā¹	मस्योः masyoḥ	मसिषु masiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• मसिपात्र (masipātra)