मौसी

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • मासी (māsī), माँसी (mā̃sī)

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr
Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā
Sanskrit मातृ॑ (mā́tṛ)
Sanskrit मातुः॑ (mā́tuḥ)
Proto-Indo-European *swé
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥?
Proto-Indo-European *-sōr?
Proto-Indo-European *swésōr
Proto-Indo-Iranian *swásā
Sanskrit स्वसृ॑ (svásṛ)
Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ)
Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi)
Hindi मौसी

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi), from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ), from मातुः॑ (mā́tuḥ, “mother's”, gen.sg) + स्वसृ॑ (svásṛ, “sister”).[1] Cognate with Marathi मावशी (māvśī), Assamese মাহী (mahi).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /mɔː.siː/
    • Rhymes: -ɔː.siː
    • Hyphenation: मौ‧सी

    Noun

    मौसी • (mausī) f (male equivalent मौसा, Urdu spelling مَوسِی)

    1. maternal aunt (mother's sister)

    Declension

    Declension of मौसी (fem ī-stem)
    singular plural
    direct मौसी
    mausī     		मौसियाँ
    mausiyā̃
    oblique मौसी
    mausī     		मौसियों
    mausiyõ
    vocative मौसी
    mausī     		मौसियो
    mausiyo

    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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