मावशी

See also: मवेशी

Konkani

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi), from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ), from मातुः॑ (mā́tuḥ, mother's, gen.sg) + स्वसृ॑ (svásṛ, sister). Compare Marathi मावशी (māvśī), Hindi मौसी (mausī).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [mɑːʋʃiː]

    Noun

    मावशी • (māvśīf (Latin script mavxi, Kannada script ಮಾವಶೀ)

    1. maternal aunt

    Marathi

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘄𑘭𑘲 (māusī), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi), from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ), from मातुः॑ (mā́tuḥ, mother's, gen.sg) + स्वसृ॑ (svásṛ, sister). Cognate with Hindi मौसी (mausī), Konkani मावशी (māvśī), Punjabi ਮਾਸੀ (māsī) / ماسی (māsī).

      Noun

      मावशी • (māvśīf

      1. maternal aunt

      Declension

      Declension of मावशी (fem ī-stem)
      direct
      singular
      मावशी
      māvśī
      direct
      plural
      मावश्या
      māvśyā
      singular
      एकवचन
      plural
      अनेकवचन
      nominative
      प्रथमा
      मावशी
      māvśī
      मावश्या
      māvśyā
      oblique
      सामान्यरूप
      मावशी
      māvśī
      मावश्यां-
      māvśyān-
      acc. / dative
      द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
      मावशीला
      māvśīlā
      मावश्यांना
      māvśyānnā
      ergative मावशीने, मावशीनं
      māvśīne, māvśīna
      मावश्यांनी
      māvśyānnī
      instrumental मावशीशी
      māvśīśī
      मावश्यांशी
      māvśyānśī
      locative
      सप्तमी
      मावशीत
      māvśīt
      मावश्यांत
      māvśyāt
      vocative
      संबोधन
      मावशी
      māvśī
      मावश्यांनो
      māvśyānno
      Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
      There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
      Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
      Genitive declension of मावशी (fem ī-stem)
      masculine object
      पुल्लिंगी कर्म
      feminine object
      स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
      neuter object
      नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
      oblique
      सामान्यरूप
      singular
      एकवचन
      plural
      अनेकवचन
      singular
      एकवचन
      plural
      अनेकवचन
      singular*
      एकवचन
      plural
      अनेकवचन
      singular subject
      एकवचनी कर्ता
      मावशीचा
      māvśīċā
      मावशीचे
      māvśīċe
      मावशीची
      māvśīcī
      मावशीच्या
      māvśīcā
      मावशीचे, मावशीचं
      māvśīċe, māvśīċa
      मावशीची
      māvśīcī
      मावशीच्या
      māvśīcā
      plural subject
      अनेकवचनी कर्ता
      मावश्यांचा
      māvśyānċā
      मावश्यांचे
      māvśyānċe
      मावश्यांची
      māvśyāñcī
      मावश्यांच्या
      māvśyāncā
      मावश्यांचे, मावश्यांचं
      māvśyānċe, māvśyānċa
      मावश्यांची
      māvśyāñcī
      मावश्यांच्या
      māvśyāñcā
      * Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
      Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

      References

      • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “मावशी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
      • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मावशी,_मावसी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
      • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “मावशी-सी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
      • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mātuḥṣvasr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press