Bengali edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /maʃ/, [ˈmaːʃ], [ˈmaʃ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /maʃ/, [ˈmaːʃ], [ˈmaʃ]
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Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa), from Sanskrit मास (mā́sa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Hasas, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₁n̥sos, genitive of *mḗh₁n̥s (moon; month) (as the month was defined as the orbital period of the moon). Doublet of মাহ (maho), মেহজাবিন (mehjabin), and মাহতাব (mahtab).

Noun edit

মাস (maś)

  1. month (unit of time)
    Synonym: মাহ (maho)

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Old Bengali মাঁস (mām̐sa), from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *māmsám, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗms (flesh, meat). Doublet of মাংস (maṅśo).

Noun edit

মাস (maś)

  1. (now dialectal) flesh, meat
    Synonym: মাংস (maṅśo)
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Noun edit

মাস m

  1. Bengali script form of māsa (month)
  2. Bengali script form of māsa (mungo bean)

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