मस

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀽 (massū), from Sanskrit श्मश्रु (śmáśru).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /məs/, [mɐs]

Noun

मस • (mas) f (Urdu spelling مَس)

down on the upper lip (appearing at puberty in men, signalling the beginnings of a mustache)

Declension

Declension of मस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मस mas	मसें masẽ
oblique	मस mas	मसों masõ
vocative	मस mas	मसो maso

Derived terms

मसें भीगना (masẽ bhīgnā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śmáśru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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