𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻

See also: 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲

Prakrit

Etymology

PIE word
*méǵh₂s

Inherited from Sanskrit महिषी (máhiṣī).

Noun

𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻 (mahisī) f (Devanagari महिसी, Kannada ಮಹಿಸೀ, masculine 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲) (Maharastri, Sauraseni)

1. female equivalent of 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (mahisa, “buffalo”)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻 (mahisī)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻𑀑 (mahisīo) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻 (mahisī)
Accusative	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀺𑀁 (mahisiṃ)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻𑀑 (mahisīo) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻 (mahisī)
Instrumental	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻𑀏 (mahisīe)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀺 (mahisīhi) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (mahisīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻𑀑 (mahisīo)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (mahisīhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻𑀏 (mahisīe)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻𑀡 (mahisīṇa) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻𑀡𑀁 (mahisīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻𑀏 (mahisīe)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻𑀲𑀼 (mahisīsu) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (mahisīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀺 (mahisi) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻 (mahisī)	𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻𑀑 (mahisīo) or 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲𑀻 (mahisī)

Descendants

• Gujarati: ભેંસ (bhẽs)
• Hindustani: bha͠is

  Hindi: भैंस

  Urdu: بھینس

• Old Marathi: 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘺𑘭𑘲 (mhaisī)
  • Marathi: म्हैस (mhais)
• Nepali: भैंसी (bha͠isī)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mahiṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press