मांस
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Hindi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀲 (maṃsa), from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa), from Proto-Indo-European *mēmsóm. Cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌼𐌶 (mimz) and Albanian mish.
Pronunciation
Noun
मांस • (māns) m (Urdu spelling مانس or ماس)
- meat
- flesh
- रोग के कारण, उसके टांग का मांस फूला-फूला हो गया था।
- rog ke kāraṇ, uske ṭāṅg kā māns phūlā-phūlā ho gayā thā.
- Due to the disease, the flesh on his legs became swollen.
Declension
Declension of मांस (masc cons-stem)
Related terms
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मांस”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मांस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
From Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗms.
Pronunciation
Noun
मांस • (māusa) n
Declension
| Declension of मांस (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मांस māusa | ||
| direct plural |
मांसे, मांसं māuse, māusa | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मांस māusa |
मांसे, मांसं māuse, māusa | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मांसा māusā |
मांसां- māusān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मांसाला māusālā |
मांसांना māusānnā | |
| ergative | मांसाने, मांसानं māusāne, māusāna |
मांसांनी māusānnī | |
| instrumental | मांसाशी māusāśī |
मांसांशी māusānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मांसात māusāt |
मांसांत māusāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मांसा māusā |
मांसांनो māusānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of मांस (neut cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
मांसाचा māusāċā |
मांसाचे māusāċe |
मांसाची māusācī |
मांसाच्या māusācā |
मांसाचे, मांसाचं māusāċe, māusāċa |
मांसाची māusācī |
मांसाच्या māusācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
मांसांचा māusānċā |
मांसांचे māusānċe |
मांसांची māusāñcī |
मांसांच्या māusāncā |
मांसांचे, मांसांचं māusānċe, māusānċa |
मांसांची māusāñcī |
मांसांच्या māusāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- मांसाहारी (māusāhārī, “non vegetarian”)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মাংস (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬵᬂᬲ (Balinese script)
- মাংস (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰯𑰽𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀸𑀁𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- မာံသ (Burmese script)
- માંસ (Gujarati script)
- ਮਾਂਸ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌸 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦴꦁꦱ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂰𑂁𑂮 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಾಂಸ (Kannada script)
- មាំស (Khmer script)
- ມາໍສ (Lao script)
- മാംസ (Malayalam script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘰𑘽𑘭 (Modi script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠮᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧑𑧞𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐵𑑄𑐳 (Newa script)
- ମାଂସ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢵꢀꢱ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆳𑆁𑆱 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖯𑖽𑖭 (Siddham script)
- මාංස (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩛𑪖𑪁 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚭𑚫𑚨 (Takri script)
- மாஂஸ (Tamil script)
- మాంస (Telugu script)
- มาํส (Thai script)
- མཱཾ་ས (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒰𑓀𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨊𑨸𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *māmsám, from Proto-Indo-European *mēms-ó-m (“flesh, meat”). Cognate with Albanian mish, Old Church Slavonic мѧсо (męso), Latin membrum, Old Armenian միս (mis), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌼𐌶 (mimz, “meat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
मांस • (māṃsá) stem, n
Declension
| Neuter a-stem declension of मांस (māṃsá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मांसम् māṃsám |
मांसे māṃsé |
मांसानि / मांसा¹ māṃsā́ni / māṃsā́¹ |
| Vocative | मांस mā́ṃsa |
मांसे mā́ṃse |
मांसानि / मांसा¹ mā́ṃsāni / mā́ṃsā¹ |
| Accusative | मांसम् māṃsám |
मांसे māṃsé |
मांसानि / मांसा¹ māṃsā́ni / māṃsā́¹ |
| Instrumental | मांसेन māṃséna |
मांसाभ्याम् māṃsā́bhyām |
मांसैः / मांसेभिः¹ māṃsaíḥ / māṃsébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | मांसाय māṃsā́ya |
मांसाभ्याम् māṃsā́bhyām |
मांसेभ्यः māṃsébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मांसात् māṃsā́t |
मांसाभ्याम् māṃsā́bhyām |
मांसेभ्यः māṃsébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मांसस्य māṃsásya |
मांसयोः māṃsáyoḥ |
मांसानाम् māṃsā́nām |
| Locative | मांसे māṃsé |
मांसयोः māṃsáyoḥ |
मांसेषु māṃséṣu |
| Notes |
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Borrowed terms
- → Assamese: মাংস (maṅxo)
- → Bengali: মাংস (maṅśo)
- → Hindi: मांस (māns)
- → Kannada: ಮಾಂಸ (māṃsa)
- → Malayalam: മാംസം (māṁsaṁ)
- → Malay: mangsa
- → Odia: ମାଂସ (māṁsa)
- → Old Javanese: māṅsa
- → Tamil: மாமிசம் (māmicam)
- → Telugu: మాంసం (māṁsaṁ), మాంసము (māṁsamu)
Descendants
- Dardic:
- Helu Prakrit:
- Kholosi: māz
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀰 (maṃśa)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀲 (maṃsa), 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa), 𑀫𑀁𑀰 (maṃśa) — Māgadhī
- Central:
- Northern:
- Southern:
- Northwestern:
- Western:
- Pali: maṁsa
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀲 (maṃsa), 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa), 𑀫𑀁𑀰 (maṃśa) — Māgadhī
- Central:
- Northern:
- Southern:
- Northwestern:
- Western:
- → Tamil: மாமிசம் (māmicam)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “मांस”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 805/1.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 343-4
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māṁsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press