𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙
Prakrit edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀙 (macha).
Noun edit
𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha) m (Devanagari मच्छ, Kannada ಮಚ್ಛ) (Maharastri)
Declension edit
| Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑁄 (maccho) | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (macchā) |
| Accusative | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀁 (macchaṃ) | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑁂 (macche) or 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (macchā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑁂𑀡 (maccheṇa) or 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑁂𑀡𑀁 (maccheṇaṃ) | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑁂𑀳𑀺 (macchehi) or 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (macchehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀅 (macchāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀑 (macchāo) or 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀉 (macchāu) or 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (macchā) or 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀳𑀺 (macchāhi) or 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (macchāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀲𑁆𑀲 (macchassa) | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀡 (macchāṇa) or 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀡𑀁 (macchāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (macchammi) or 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑁂 (macche) | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑁂𑀲𑀼 (macchesu) or 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (macchesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha) or 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (macchā) | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (macchā) |
Derived terms edit
- *𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙-𑀅 (*maccha-a)
- *𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙-𑀮-𑀇𑀓𑀸 (*maccha-la-ikā)
Descendants edit
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mátsya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 232.
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 209.