मांसाहार

Hindi

Alternative forms

• माँसाहार (mā̃sāhār)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मांसाहार (māṃsāhāra). Equivalent to मांस (māns, “meat”) +‎ आहार (āhār, “diet”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɑːn.sɑː.ɦɑːɾ/, [mä̃ːn.säː.ɦäːɾ]

Noun

मांसाहार • (mānsāhār) m (indeclinable)

1. non-vegetarian food, meat

Derived terms

• मांसाहारी (mānsāhārī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मांसाहार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press