ਮਾਸੀ

Punjabi

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)
Punjabi ਮਾਸੀ

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi), from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ), from मातुः॑ (mā́tuḥ, “mother's”, gen.sg) + स्वसृ॑ (svásṛ, “sister”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːs.siː/

    Noun

    ਮਾਸੀ • (māsī) f (Shahmukhi spelling ماسی)

    1. aunt (mother's sister)

    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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