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

  1. flesh, meat

Declension
Declension table of "maṃsa" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)maṃsaṃmaṃsāni
Accusative (second)maṃsaṃmaṃsāni
Instrumental (third)maṃsenamaṃsehi or maṃsebhi
Dative (fourth)maṃsassa or maṃsāya or maṃsatthaṃmaṃsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)maṃsasmā or maṃsamhā or maṃsāmaṃsehi or maṃsebhi
Genitive (sixth)maṃsassamaṃsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)maṃsasmiṃ or maṃsamhi or maṃsemaṃsesu
Vocative (calling)maṃsamaṃsāni

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
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