मसिजीवी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मसीजीवी (masījīvī)
Etymology
From मसि (masi, “ink”) + -जीवी (-jīvī, “living by means of”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.sɪ.d͡ʒiː.ʋiː/, [mɐ.sɪ.d͡ʒiː.ʋiː]
- Hyphenation: म‧सि‧जी‧वी
- Rhymes: -iːʋiː
Adjective
मसिजीवी • (masijīvī) (indeclinable)
- having writing as a means of livelihood; writer
Noun
मसिजीवी • (masijīvī) m
- a writer, professional writer
- Synonym: लेखक (lekhak)
- 2017, Ashok Kumar Verma, edited by Rajesh Ranjan, कायस्थों की सामाजिक पृष्ठभूमि [kāyasthõ kī sāmājik pŕṣṭhabhūmi], Hindi Book Centre, →ISBN, page 73:
- […] ऋषभदेव ने समाज के लोगों को उनके विभिन्न कर्मों के आधार पर छह भागों में बाँटा था। वे थे - असिजीवी, मसिजीवी, कृषिजीवी, वाणिज्यजीवी, विद्याजीवी और शिल्पजीवी।
- […] ŕṣabhdev ne samāj ke logõ ko unke vibhinn karmõ ke ādhār par chah bhāgõ mẽ bā̃ṭā thā. ve the - asijīvī, masijīvī, kŕṣijīvī, vāṇijyajīvī, vidyājīvī aur śilpajīvī.
- Based on their various professions, Rishabhadeva had divided the people of the society into six parts. They were - warriors, writers, farmers, merchants, scholars and artisans.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मसिजीवी masijīvī |
मसिजीवी masijīvī |
| oblique | मसिजीवी masijīvī |
मसिजीवियों masijīviyõ |
| vocative | मसिजीवी masijīvī |
मसिजीवियो masijīviyo |
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “मसि”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 583
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मसिजीवी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3829