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māse

ma

masc nom pl of ma (letter); masc nom pl of ma (ve); masc acc pl of māsa (noun); masc loc sg of māsa (noun); …

1. ma (ve): (gram) ma; verbal ending of the present tense 1st person plural
2. ma (letter): (gram) letter m; 31st letter of the alphabet; nasal consonant
3. māsa (masc): month
4. māsa (nt): month
5. māsa (masc): bean

Etymology. From Indo-European *meh₂- 'to measure' (also the root of English "moon", "month", Latin mensis, Greek men). The month was originally a lunar measure. Sanskrit māsa, Greek mēn, Latin mensis are cognates from the same root.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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