मस्तक
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मस्तक (mastaka).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /məs.t̪ək/, [mɐs.t̪ɐk]
Noun
मस्तक • (mastak) m (Urdu spelling مستک)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मस्तक mastak |
मस्तक mastak |
| oblique | मस्तक mastak |
मस्तकों mastakõ |
| vocative | मस्तक mastak |
मस्तको mastako |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মস্তক (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬲ᭄ᬢᬓ (Balinese script)
- মস্তক (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- မသ္တက (Burmese script)
- મસ્તક (Gujarati script)
- ਮਸ੍ਤਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಸ್ತಕ (Kannada script)
- មស្តក (Khmer script)
- ມສ຺ຕກ (Lao script)
- മസ്തക (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠᠰ᠌ᢠᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᠰᢐᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧍𑧠𑦽𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐎 (Newa script)
- ମସ୍ତକ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢱ꣄ꢡꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖎 (Siddham script)
- මස්තක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑪁 𑪙𑩫𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚨𑚶𑚙𑚊 (Takri script)
- மஸ்தக (Tamil script)
- మస్తక (Telugu script)
- มสฺตก (Thai script)
- མ་སྟ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨰𑩇𑨙𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Related to मस्तिष्क (mastíṣka, “brain”), see there for more.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ́s.tɐ.kɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mɐs̪.t̪ɐ.kɐ/
Noun
मस्त॑क • (mástaka) stem, m or n [2]
- the head, skull
- the upper part of anything, top, summit (especially of mountains or trees)
- the tuft of leaves which grows at the top of various species of palm trees
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मस्तकः (mastakaḥ) | मस्तकौ (mastakau) मस्तका¹ (mastakā¹) |
मस्तकाः (mastakāḥ) मस्तकासः¹ (mastakāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मस्तकम् (mastakam) | मस्तकौ (mastakau) मस्तका¹ (mastakā¹) |
मस्तकान् (mastakān) |
| instrumental | मस्तकेन (mastakena) | मस्तकाभ्याम् (mastakābhyām) | मस्तकैः (mastakaiḥ) मस्तकेभिः¹ (mastakebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मस्तकाय (mastakāya) | मस्तकाभ्याम् (mastakābhyām) | मस्तकेभ्यः (mastakebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मस्तकात् (mastakāt) | मस्तकाभ्याम् (mastakābhyām) | मस्तकेभ्यः (mastakebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मस्तकस्य (mastakasya) | मस्तकयोः (mastakayoḥ) | मस्तकानाम् (mastakānām) |
| locative | मस्तके (mastake) | मस्तकयोः (mastakayoḥ) | मस्तकेषु (mastakeṣu) |
| vocative | मस्तक (mastaka) | मस्तकौ (mastakau) मस्तका¹ (mastakā¹) |
मस्तकाः (mastakāḥ) मस्तकासः¹ (mastakāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मस्तकम् (mastakam) | मस्तके (mastake) | मस्तकानि (mastakāni) मस्तका¹ (mastakā¹) |
| accusative | मस्तकम् (mastakam) | मस्तके (mastake) | मस्तकानि (mastakāni) मस्तका¹ (mastakā¹) |
| instrumental | मस्तकेन (mastakena) | मस्तकाभ्याम् (mastakābhyām) | मस्तकैः (mastakaiḥ) मस्तकेभिः¹ (mastakebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मस्तकाय (mastakāya) | मस्तकाभ्याम् (mastakābhyām) | मस्तकेभ्यः (mastakebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मस्तकात् (mastakāt) | मस्तकाभ्याम् (mastakābhyām) | मस्तकेभ्यः (mastakebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मस्तकस्य (mastakasya) | मस्तकयोः (mastakayoḥ) | मस्तकानाम् (mastakānām) |
| locative | मस्तके (mastake) | मस्तकयोः (mastakayoḥ) | मस्तकेषु (mastakeṣu) |
| vocative | मस्तक (mastaka) | मस्तके (mastake) | मस्तकानि (mastakāni) मस्तका¹ (mastakā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Dardic:
- Prakrit: 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀣 (mattha)
- Central:
- Western:
- Northwestern:
- Eastern:
- Northern:
- Insular:
- Southern:
- → Hindi: मस्तक (mastak)
- → Old Javanese: mastaka
- > Javanese: ꦩꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦏ (mustaka) (inherited)
- → Tamil: மஸ்தகம் (mastakam), மத்தகம் (mattakam)
- → Telugu: మస్తకము (mastakamu)
- → Malayalam: മസ്തകം (mastakaṁ)
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “mastíṣka (> mastaka-)”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 336
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963), “mastíṣkaḥ (> line 2 > mástaka-)”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 606
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “masta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 571