માસી

Gujarati

Alternative forms
  • માશી (māśī)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi), from Late Prakrit *𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺 (*mātussi), from Early Prakrit *𑀫𑀸𑀢𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺 (*mātussassi), from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ), a compound of मातुः (mā́tuḥ, “mother's”, genitive of मातृ (mātṛ)) +‎ स्वसृ (svásṛ, “sister”).[1] Cognate with Bengali মাসি (maśi), Hindustani موسی / मौसी (mausī).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.si/

Noun

માસી • (māsī) f

  1. maternal aunt
    Synonym: ખાલા (khālā)
    Coordinate term: માસા (māsā)

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