mangsa

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Balinese

Romanization

mangsa

  1. Romanization of ᬫᬵᬗ᭄ᬲ
  2. Romanization of ᬫᬗ᭄ᬲ

Indonesian

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *mems-
    Proto-Indo-European *mḗmsder.
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *māmsám
    Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa)bor.
    Malay mangsa
    Indonesian mangsa

    From Malay mangsa (“victim, corpse”), from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa, “flesh”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmaŋ.sa/
    • Rhymes: -sa
    • Hyphenation: mang‧sa

    Noun

    mangsa

    1. prey
      1. that which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
      2. a person or thing given up as a victim.
      3. a living thing, usually an animal, that is eaten by another living thing.
      4. (rare) the victim of a disease.

    Verb

    mangsa (active memangsa, passive dimangsa)

    1. (transitive) to prey on
      1. to eat (as a predator).
      2. (figuratively) to exploit or victimize.

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Javanese

    Romanization

    mangsa

    1. Romanization of ꦩꦁꦱ

    Malay

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *mems-
      Proto-Indo-European *mḗmsder.
      Proto-Indo-Iranian *māmsám
      Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa)bor.
      Malay mangsa

      Borrowed from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa, “flesh”).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      mangsa (Jawi spelling مڠسا, plural mangsa-mangsa, informal 1st possessive mangsaku, 2nd possessive mangsamu, 3rd possessive mangsanya)

      1. victim
      2. corpse

      Descendants

      • Indonesian: mangsa

      Further reading

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