maṃsa
See also: mamsa
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀁𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- मंस (Devanagari script)
- মংস (Bengali script)
- මංස (Sinhalese script)
- မံသ (Burmese script)
- มํส or มงฺส or มังสะ (Thai script)
- ᨾᩴᩈ or ᨾᩘᩈ (Tai Tham script)
- ມໍສ or ມັງສະ (Lao script)
- មំស (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄁𑄥 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀲 (maṃsa), 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa), 𑀫𑀁𑀰 (maṃśa).
Noun
maṃsa n
- flesh, meat
Declension
Declension table of "maṃsa" (neuter)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | maṃsaṃ | maṃsāni |
Accusative (second) | maṃsaṃ | maṃsāni |
Instrumental (third) | maṃsena | maṃsehi or maṃsebhi |
Dative (fourth) | maṃsassa or maṃsāya or maṃsatthaṃ | maṃsānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | maṃsasmā or maṃsamhā or maṃsā | maṃsehi or maṃsebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | maṃsassa | maṃsānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | maṃsasmiṃ or maṃsamhi or maṃse | maṃsesu |
Vocative (calling) | maṃsa | maṃsāni |
Derived terms
- → Burmese: မံသ (mamsa.)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “maŋsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 511
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “māṁsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 574