ᬫᬵᬗ᭄ᬲ

Balinese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mems-

Proto-Indo-European *mḗmsder.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *māmsám

Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa)bor.

Old Javanese māṅsabor.

Balinese ᬫᬵᬗ᭄ᬲ

Borrowed from Old Javanese māṅsa (“flesh, meat; prey, food; flesh-eating; consuming, devouring”), from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa, “flesh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maŋ.sə/
• Rhymes: -sə
• Homophone: ᬫᬗ᭄ᬲ
• Hyphenation: mang‧sa

Noun

ᬫᬵᬗ᭄ᬲ (mangsa)

1. carnivore

Alternative forms

• ᬫᬗ᭄ᬲ

Further reading

• “mangsa” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].