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
- Matsya English
- मत्स्य Sanskrit
- मच्छी Hindi
- मछुआ Hindi
- มัตสยา Thai
- మత్స్యము Telugu
- maccha Pali
- *mátsyas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *mátsyas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- masî Northern Kurdish
- 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 Sauraseni Prakrit
- 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 Maharastri Prakrit
- *mácyah Proto-Iranian
- ਮੱਛੀ Panjabi, Punjabi
- maćho Romani
- 𑀫𑀙 Ashokan Prakrit
- माछली Old Gujarati
- मछरी Bhojpuri
- ꠝꠣꠍ Sylheti
- ମତ୍ସ୍ଯ Oriya
- ମାଛ Oriya
- મછી Kachchi
- މަސް Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldivian
- मछरी Awadhi
- māči inc-kho
- मच्छी Dogri