𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲

See also: 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• mahisa (Latin script)
• महिस (Devanagari script)
• মহিস (Bengali script)
• මහිස (Sinhalese script)
• မဟိသ or မႁိသ (Burmese script)
• มหิส or มะหิสะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩉᩥᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຫິສ or ມະຫິສະ (Lao script)
• មហិស (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄦𑄨𑄥 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

• mahīsa (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀻𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• महीस (Devanagari script)
• মহীস (Bengali script)
• මහීස (Sinhalese script)
• မဟီသ or မဟဳသ or မႁီသ (Burmese script)
• มหีส or มะหีสะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩉᩦᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຫີສ or ມະຫີສະ (Lao script)
• មហីស (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄦𑄩𑄥 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

• mahiṃsa (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• महिंस (Devanagari script)
• মহিংস (Bengali script)
• මහිංස (Sinhalese script)
• မဟိံသ or မႁိံသ (Burmese script)
• มหิํส or มะหิงสะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩉᩥᩴᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຫິໍສ or ມະຫິງສະ (Lao script)
• មហិំស (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄦𑄨𑄁𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

See mahiṃsa.

Noun

𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 m

1. Brahmi script form of mahisa (“buffalo”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁄 (mahiso)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā)
Accusative (second)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀁 (mahisaṃ)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂 (mahise)
Instrumental (third)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀦 (mahisena)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (mahisehi) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀪𑀺 (mahisebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (mahisassa) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀬 (mahisāya) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (mahisatthaṃ)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (mahisānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (mahisasmā) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀸 (mahisamhā) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (mahisehi) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀪𑀺 (mahisebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (mahisassa)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (mahisānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (mahisasmiṃ) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (mahisamhi) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂 (mahise)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (mahisesu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (mahisa)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā)

Prakrit

Etymology

PIE word
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Inherited from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣá).

Noun

𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (mahisa) m (Devanagari महिस, Kannada ಮಹಿಸ, feminine 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)

1. buffalo, water buffalo

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁄 (mahiso)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā)
Accusative	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀁 (mahisaṃ)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂 (mahise) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀡 (mahiseṇa) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀡𑀁 (mahiseṇaṃ)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺 (mahisehi) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (mahisehiṃ)
Dative	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀅 (mahisāa)	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀑 (mahisāo) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀉 (mahisāu) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺 (mahisāhi) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (mahisāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲 (mahisassa)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀡 (mahisāṇa) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (mahisāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (mahisammi) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂 (mahise)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼 (mahisesu) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (mahisesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (mahisa) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀸 (mahisā)

Derived terms

• 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲-𑀓 (mahisa-ka)
  • Hindustani: bha͠isā

    Hindi: भैंसा

    Urdu: بھَین٘سا

Descendants

• Konkani: म्हस (mhas)
• Old Marathi: 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘺𑘭𑘰 (mhaisā)
  • Marathi: म्हैसा (mhaisā)

References

• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 167
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahiṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press