A month in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “a month” in Hindi is मास — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
a month
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has
Sanskrit मास् (mā́s)
Sanskrit मास॑ (mā́sa)
Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa)
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Sanskrit मास॑ (mā́sa)lbor.
Hindi मास
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa), and in formal senses a learned borrowing from Sanskrit मास॑ (mā́sa, “moon, month”). Doublet of माह (māh) and महीना (mahīnā), both Persian loans.
Quick facts about “a month”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *mā́Has
Sanskrit मास् (mā́s)
Sanskrit मास॑ (mā́sa)
Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa)
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Sanskrit मास॑ (mā́sa)lbor.
Hindi मास
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa), and in formal senses a learned borrowing from Sanskrit मास॑ (mā́sa, “moon, month”). Doublet of माह (māh) and महीना (mahīnā), both Persian loans.