मसी

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• मसि (masi), 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.siː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.s̪iː/

Noun

मसी • (masī) stem, f

1. ink

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of मसी (masī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मसी masī	मस्यौ / मसी¹ masyau / masī¹	मस्यः / मसीः¹ masyaḥ / masīḥ¹
Vocative	मसि masi	मस्यौ / मसी¹ masyau / masī¹	मस्यः / मसीः¹ masyaḥ / masīḥ¹
Accusative	मसीम् masīm	मस्यौ / मसी¹ masyau / masī¹	मसीः masīḥ
Instrumental	मस्या masyā	मसीभ्याम् masībhyām	मसीभिः masībhiḥ
Dative	मस्यै masyai	मसीभ्याम् masībhyām	मसीभ्यः masībhyaḥ
Ablative	मस्याः / मस्यै² masyāḥ / masyai²	मसीभ्याम् masībhyām	मसीभ्यः masībhyaḥ
Genitive	मस्याः / मस्यै² masyāḥ / masyai²	मस्योः masyoḥ	मसीनाम् masīnām
Locative	मस्याम् masyām	मस्योः masyoḥ	मसीषु masīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• मसीपात्र (masīpātra)