मत्स्य

Hindi

noun
Definitions
  • (formal) fish
  • (Hinduism) the first of ten avatars of the god Vishnu who appeared in the form of a fish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मत्स्य (fish) derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mátsyas.

Origin

Proto-Indo-Iranian

*mátsyas

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms