-मय
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- -ᬫᬬ (Balinese script)
- -မယ (Burmese script)
- -मय (Devanagari script)
- -ਮਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- -𑌮𑌯 (Grantha script)
- -ꦩꦪ (Javanese script)
- -𑂧𑂨 (Kaithi script)
- -មយ (Khmer script)
- -ມຍ (Lao script)
- -മയ (Malayalam script)
- -ᠮᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- -𑘦𑘧 (Modi script)
- -ᠮᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- -𑧆𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- -𑐩𑐫 (Newa script)
- -ମଯ (Odia script)
- -ꢪꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- -𑆩𑆪 (Sharada script)
- -𑖦𑖧 (Siddham script)
- -මය (Sinhalese script)
- -𑩴𑩻 (Soyombo script)
- -𑚢𑚣 (Takri script)
- -மய (Tamil script)
- -มย (Thai script)
- -་མ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
- -𑨢𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Has been compared to Ancient Greek -μεος (-meos) in ἀνδρόμεος (andrómeos).
Alternatively, from the root मि (mi, “to build, construct”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ́.jɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mɐ.jɐ/
Suffix
-मय • (-máya)
- forms adjectives from nouns: "made of ..., consisting of ..., full of"
Usage notes
- In Sanskrit grammar, this suffix is termed मयट् (mayaṭ).
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -मयः॑ (-máyaḥ) | -मयौ॑ (-máyau) -मया॑¹ (-máyā¹) |
-मयाः॑ (-máyāḥ) -मया॑सः¹ (-máyāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | -मय॑म् (-máyam) | -मयौ॑ (-máyau) -मया॑¹ (-máyā¹) |
-मया॑न् (-máyān) |
| instrumental | -मये॑न (-máyena) | -मया॑भ्याम् (-máyābhyām) | -मयैः॑ (-máyaiḥ) -मये॑भिः¹ (-máyebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | -मया॑य (-máyāya) | -मया॑भ्याम् (-máyābhyām) | -मये॑भ्यः (-máyebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | -मया॑त् (-máyāt) | -मया॑भ्याम् (-máyābhyām) | -मये॑भ्यः (-máyebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | -मय॑स्य (-máyasya) | -मय॑योः (-máyayoḥ) | -मया॑नाम् (-máyānām) |
| locative | -मये॑ (-máye) | -मय॑योः (-máyayoḥ) | -मये॑षु (-máyeṣu) |
| vocative | -मय (-maya) | -मयौ (-mayau) -मया¹ (-mayā¹) |
-मयाः (-mayāḥ) -मयासः¹ (-mayāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -मयी॑ (-máyī) | -मय्यौ॑ (-máyyau) -मयी॑¹ (-máyī¹) |
-मय्यः॑ (-máyyaḥ) -मयीः॑¹ (-máyīḥ¹) |
| accusative | -मयी॑म् (-máyīm) | -मय्यौ॑ (-máyyau) -मयी॑¹ (-máyī¹) |
-मयीः॑ (-máyīḥ) |
| instrumental | -मय्या॑ (-máyyā) | -मयी॑भ्याम् (-máyībhyām) | -मयी॑भिः (-máyībhiḥ) |
| dative | -मय्यै॑ (-máyyai) | -मयी॑भ्याम् (-máyībhyām) | -मयी॑भ्यः (-máyībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | -मय्याः॑ (-máyyāḥ) -मय्यै॑² (-máyyai²) |
-मयी॑भ्याम् (-máyībhyām) | -मयी॑भ्यः (-máyībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | -मय्याः॑ (-máyyāḥ) -मय्यै॑² (-máyyai²) |
-मय्योः॑ (-máyyoḥ) | -मयी॑नाम् (-máyīnām) |
| locative | -मय्या॑म् (-máyyām) | -मय्योः॑ (-máyyoḥ) | -मयी॑षु (-máyīṣu) |
| vocative | -मयि (-mayi) | -मय्यौ (-mayyau) -मयी¹ (-mayī¹) |
-मय्यः (-mayyaḥ) -मयीः¹ (-mayīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -मय॑म् (-máyam) | -मये॑ (-máye) | -मया॑नि (-máyāni) -मया॑¹ (-máyā¹) |
| accusative | -मय॑म् (-máyam) | -मये॑ (-máye) | -मया॑नि (-máyāni) -मया॑¹ (-máyā¹) |
| instrumental | -मये॑न (-máyena) | -मया॑भ्याम् (-máyābhyām) | -मयैः॑ (-máyaiḥ) -मये॑भिः¹ (-máyebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | -मया॑य (-máyāya) | -मया॑भ्याम् (-máyābhyām) | -मये॑भ्यः (-máyebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | -मया॑त् (-máyāt) | -मया॑भ्याम् (-máyābhyām) | -मये॑भ्यः (-máyebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | -मय॑स्य (-máyasya) | -मय॑योः (-máyayoḥ) | -मया॑नाम् (-máyānām) |
| locative | -मये॑ (-máye) | -मय॑योः (-máyayoḥ) | -मये॑षु (-máyeṣu) |
| vocative | -मय (-maya) | -मये (-maye) | -मयानि (-mayāni) -मया¹ (-mayā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Hindi: -मय (-may)
Further reading
- The template Template:R:sa:Wackernagel does not use the parameter(s):
vol=II.2
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Wackernagel, Jakob (1896-1964), Altindische Grammatik [Grammar of Ancient Indian] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher) (in German), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, section 612, pages 768-771