"मच्छ" meaning in Sanskrit

See मच्छ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɐt̪.t͡ɕʰɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit], [mɐt̪̚.t͡ɕʰɐ] [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Reborrowed from Prakrit मच्छ (maccha), from Sanskrit मत्स्य (matsya). Etymology templates: {{bor|sa|pra|मच्छ}} Prakrit मच्छ (maccha), {{der|sa|sa|मत्स्य}} Sanskrit मत्स्य (matsya) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m}} मच्छ • (maccha) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|novedic=1}} Forms: maccha [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], मच्छः [nominative, singular], मच्छौ [dual, nominative], मच्छाः [nominative, plural], मच्छम् [accusative, singular], मच्छौ [accusative, dual], मच्छान् [accusative, plural], मच्छेन [instrumental, singular], मच्छाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], मच्छैः [instrumental, plural], मच्छाय [dative, singular], मच्छाभ्याम् [dative, dual], मच्छेभ्यः [dative, plural], मच्छात् [ablative, singular], मच्छाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], मच्छेभ्यः [ablative, plural], मच्छस्य [genitive, singular], मच्छयोः [dual, genitive], मच्छानाम् [genitive, plural], मच्छे [locative, singular], मच्छयोः [dual, locative], मच्छेषु [locative, plural], मच्छ [singular, vocative], मच्छौ [dual, vocative], मच्छाः [plural, vocative]
  1. fish Synonyms: मीन, मत्स्य, झष
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "मत्स्य"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reborrowed from Prakrit मच्छ (maccha), from Sanskrit मत्स्य (matsya).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maccha",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "मच्छः",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छौ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छाः",
      "roman": "macchāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छम्",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छौ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छान्",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छेन",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छाभ्याम्",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छैः",
      "roman": "macchaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छाय",
      "roman": "macchāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "macchābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छेभ्यः",
      "roman": "macchebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छात्",
      "roman": "macchāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छाभ्याम्",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छेभ्यः",
      "roman": "macchebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छस्य",
      "roman": "macchasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छयोः",
      "roman": "macchayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छानाम्",
      "roman": "macchānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छे",
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        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छयोः",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "मच्छ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "vocative"
      ]
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "novedic": "1"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Fish",
          "orig": "sa:Fish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the foremost of all holy sites, the ridder of great sins in the Kali Age, the giver of divine refuge to the lowly fish in your waters.",
          "ref": "Narmadāṣṭaka 2",
          "roman": "O Devī Narmadā, who give protection to fishes, turtles, crocodiles and ruddy shelducks, I bow to your lotus-feet,",
          "text": "त्वदम्बुलीनदीनमीनदिव्यसंप्रदायकं\nकलौ मलौघभारहारि सर्वतीर्थनायकम् ।\nसुमच्छकच्छनक्रचक्रचक्रवाकशर्मदे\nत्वदीयपादपङ्कजं नमामि देवि नर्मदे ॥\ntvadambulīnadīnamīnadivyasaṃpradāyakaṃ\nkalau malaughabhārahāri sarvatīrthanāyakam.\nsumacchakacchanakracakracakravākaśarmade\ntvadīyapādapaṅkajaṃ namāmi devi narmade."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fish"
      ],
      "id": "en-मच्छ-sa-noun-tHSpmicF",
      "links": [
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "मीन"
        },
        {
          "word": "मत्स्य"
        },
        {
          "word": "झष"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐt̪.t͡ɕʰɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐt̪̚.t͡ɕʰɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "मच्छ"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reborrowed from Prakrit मच्छ (maccha), from Sanskrit मत्स्य (matsya).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maccha",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छः",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छौ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छाः",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छम्",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छौ",
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छान्",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छेन",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छाभ्याम्",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छैः",
      "roman": "macchaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छाय",
      "roman": "macchāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छाभ्याम्",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छेभ्यः",
      "roman": "macchebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छात्",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छाभ्याम्",
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      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छेभ्यः",
      "roman": "macchebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छस्य",
      "roman": "macchasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छयोः",
      "roman": "macchayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छानाम्",
      "roman": "macchānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छे",
      "roman": "macche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छयोः",
      "roman": "macchayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छेषु",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छौ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "मच्छाः",
      "roman": "macchāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "मच्छ • (maccha) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "novedic": "1"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
        "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sanskrit lemmas",
        "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Sanskrit masculine nouns",
        "Sanskrit nouns",
        "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
        "Sanskrit terms borrowed back into Sanskrit",
        "Sanskrit terms borrowed from Prakrit",
        "Sanskrit terms derived from Prakrit",
        "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations",
        "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
        "sa:Fish"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the foremost of all holy sites, the ridder of great sins in the Kali Age, the giver of divine refuge to the lowly fish in your waters.",
          "ref": "Narmadāṣṭaka 2",
          "roman": "O Devī Narmadā, who give protection to fishes, turtles, crocodiles and ruddy shelducks, I bow to your lotus-feet,",
          "text": "त्वदम्बुलीनदीनमीनदिव्यसंप्रदायकं\nकलौ मलौघभारहारि सर्वतीर्थनायकम् ।\nसुमच्छकच्छनक्रचक्रचक्रवाकशर्मदे\nत्वदीयपादपङ्कजं नमामि देवि नर्मदे ॥\ntvadambulīnadīnamīnadivyasaṃpradāyakaṃ\nkalau malaughabhārahāri sarvatīrthanāyakam.\nsumacchakacchanakracakracakravākaśarmade\ntvadīyapādapaṅkajaṃ namāmi devi narmade."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "मीन"
        },
        {
          "word": "मत्स्य"
        },
        {
          "word": "झष"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐt̪.t͡ɕʰɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɐt̪̚.t͡ɕʰɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "मच्छ"
}

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