मषी

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• मसि (masi), मसी (masī), मषि (maṣi)

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.ʂiː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.ʂiː/

Noun

मषी • (maṣī) stem, f

1. ink

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of मषी (maṣī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मषी maṣī	मष्यौ / मषी¹ maṣyau / maṣī¹	मष्यः / मषीः¹ maṣyaḥ / maṣīḥ¹
Vocative	मषि maṣi	मष्यौ / मषी¹ maṣyau / maṣī¹	मष्यः / मषीः¹ maṣyaḥ / maṣīḥ¹
Accusative	मषीम् maṣīm	मष्यौ / मषी¹ maṣyau / maṣī¹	मषीः maṣīḥ
Instrumental	मष्या maṣyā	मषीभ्याम् maṣībhyām	मषीभिः maṣībhiḥ
Dative	मष्यै maṣyai	मषीभ्याम् maṣībhyām	मषीभ्यः maṣībhyaḥ
Ablative	मष्याः / मष्यै² maṣyāḥ / maṣyai²	मषीभ्याम् maṣībhyām	मषीभ्यः maṣībhyaḥ
Genitive	मष्याः / मष्यै² maṣyāḥ / maṣyai²	मष्योः maṣyoḥ	मषीणाम् maṣīṇām
Locative	मष्याम् maṣyām	मष्योः maṣyoḥ	मषीषु maṣīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• मषीपात्र (maṣīpātra)