मसल

See also: मसला, मसाला, and मिसाल

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.səl/, [mɐ.sɐl]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مثل (masal), from Arabic مَثَل (maṯal).

Noun

मसल • (masal) f (Urdu spelling مثل)

1. saying, proverb, adage

   Synonyms: कहावत (kahāvat), लोकोक्ति (lokokti)

2. example, specimen

   Synonym: मिसाल (misāl)

Declension

Declension of मसल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मसल masal	मसलें masalẽ
oblique	मसल masal	मसलों masalõ
vocative	मसल masal	मसलो masalo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मसल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 791

Etymology 2

Verb

मसल • (masal) (Urdu spelling مسل)

1. inflection of मसलना (masalnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular present imperative