māsa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "masa"

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mā-, a baby language word for “mother,” “mommy” (whence also māte, q.v.). This word, probably at first a term of endearment, has replaced an earlier descendant of Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (still found in Lithuanian sesuõ, genitive form seser̃s). Cognates include Lithuanian móša (“sister-in-law”), Old Prussian moazo ([moaso], “aunt”).

Noun

māsa f (4th declension)

1. sister (a daughter of a couple, in relation to their other children)

   vecākā, jaunākā māsa ― older, younger sister

   brāļi un māsas ― brothers and sisters

   īstā māsa ― true, real sister

   dvīņu māsa ― twin sister

   abas rokas izpletis, viņš piepeši metās māsai ap kaklu ― spreading both arms, he suddenly threw himself on his sister's neck (= hugged her)

2. sister (a woman who is closely associated with someone)

   vārda māsas ― namesakes (lit. name sisters, i.e., two women who have the same name)

   līgavas māsas ― bridesmaids (lit. bride's sisters)

   es visiem pazemotiem esmu māsa / un visiem grūtsirdīgiem draudzene ― I am the sister of all humiliated (people) / and the friend of all melancholic (people)

3. nurse (medical assistant who helps a doctor treat patients)

   māsa, medicīnas māsa ― nurse

   operāciju māsa ― operation nurse

   diētas māsa ― diet nurse

   vecākā māsa ― chief (lit. older) nurse

   medicīnas māsu kursi ― nurse training courses

   iegūt medicīnas māsu diplomu ― to get a nurse diploma

4. sister (nun, female member of a religious order)

   māsa Olga zināja daudz ko tādu, ko nezināja Vaikulis ― sister Olga knew many things that Vaikulis didn't know

Declension

Declension of māsa (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	māsa	māsas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	māsu	māsas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	māsas	māsu
dative (datīvs)	māsai	māsām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	māsu	māsām
locative (lokatīvs)	māsā	māsās
vocative (vokatīvs)	māsa	māsas

Synonyms

• (of "nun"): mūķene

Related terms

• māsīca
• māsiņa

Mandarin

Romanization

māsa (Zhuyin ㄇㄚ ˙ㄙㄚ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摩挲

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मास (māsa, “month”, literally “moon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.sa/
• Rhymes: -sa
• Homophones: masa, māṣa
• Hyphenation: mā‧sa

Noun

māsa

1. month
2. time

Alternative forms

• masa

Derived terms

• salah masa
• samāsa
• tan māsa

 

• ardhamāsa
• asujimāsa
• bhādramāsa
• caitramāsa
• daśamāsa
• kārttikamāsa
• madhumāsa
• māghamāsa
• māsanipāta
• phālgunamāsa
• sahasramāsa
• saptamāsa
• weśakhamāsa
• āṣādhamāsa
• śaratmāsa
• śrāwaṇamāsa

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦩꦁꦱ (mangsa)
• → Balinese: ᬫᬵᬲ (masa)

Further reading

• "māsa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• मास (Devanagari script)
• মাস (Bengali script)
• මාස (Sinhalese script)
• မာသ or မႃသ (Burmese script)
• มาส or มาสะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ມາສ or ມາສະ (Lao script)
• មាស (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄂𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit मास (māsa, “month”).

Noun

māsa m

1. a month

Declension

Declension table of "māsa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	māso	māsā
Accusative (second)	māsaṃ	māse
Instrumental (third)	māsena	māsehi or māsebhi
Dative (fourth)	māsassa or māsāya or māsatthaṃ	māsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	māsasmā or māsamhā or māsā	māsehi or māsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	māsassa	māsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	māsasmiṃ or māsamhi or māse	māsesu
Vocative (calling)	māsa	māsā

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit माष (māṣa, “mungo bean”).

Noun

māsa m

1. mungo bean, black matpe bean, Vigna mungo

Declension

Declension table of "māsa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	māso	māsā
Accusative (second)	māsaṃ	māse
Instrumental (third)	māsena	māsehi or māsebhi
Dative (fourth)	māsassa or māsāya or māsatthaṃ	māsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	māsasmā or māsamhā or māsā	māsehi or māsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	māsassa	māsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	māsasmiṃ or māsamhi or māse	māsesu
Vocative (calling)	māsa	māsā

Descendants

• → Burmese: မတ် (mat) (cf. မတ်ပဲ (matpai:))