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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa), from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa).
Noun
ਮਾਸ • (mās) m (Shahmukhi spelling ماس)
- meat
- Synonyms: ਗੋਸ਼ਤ (gośat), ਮੀਟ (mīṭ)
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਾਸ ਬਹੁਤ ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ।- mainū̃ mās bahut pasand hai.
- I like meat a lot.
Derived terms
- ਮਾਸਖੋਰਾ (māskhorā, “meat-eating, non-vegetarian”, adjective)
- ਮਾਸਾਹਾਰੀ (māsāhārī)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māṁsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 574
- “ਮਾਸ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਾਸ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 732.