মাসি

See also: পিসি

Bengali

Alternative forms

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)
Bengali মাসি

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi), from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ), from मातुः॑ (mā́tuḥ, “mother's”, gen.sg) + स्वसृ॑ (svásṛ, “sister”). Doublet of মাতৃষ্বসা (matriśvośa), a tatsama.

    Pronunciation

    • (Rarh) IPA(key): /maʃi/, [ˈmaʃiˑ]

    Noun

    মাসি • (maśi)

    1. maternal aunt
      Synonym: খালা (khala)
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