মেসো

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • মেশো (meśō), মাসুয়া (maśuẏa)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀼𑀆 (*māusuā).[1] Cognate with Odia ମଉସା (mausā).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /meʃo/, [ˈmeʃoˑ]

Noun

মেসো • (meśō) (female equivalent মাসি (maśi))

  1. maternal uncle (husband of mother's sister)
    Synonym: খালু (khalu)

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative মেসো (meśō)
objective মেসোকে (meśōke)
genitive মেসোর (meśōr)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative মেসোটা, মেসোটি (meśōṭa (colloquial), meśōṭi (formal)) মেসোরা (meśōra)
objective মেসোটাকে, মেসোটিকে (meśōṭake (colloquial), meśōṭike (formal)) মেসোদের(কে) (meśōder(ke))
genitive মেসোটার, মেসোটির (meśōṭar (colloquial), meśōṭir (formal)) মেসোদের (meśōder)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

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

Further reading

  • “মেসো”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
  • “মেসো”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-Bengali], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
  • Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003), “মেসো”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000), “মেসো”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2004), “মেসো”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
  • Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938), “মেসো”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
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