maṃsa

See also: mamsa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀁𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• मंस (Devanagari script)
• মংস (Bengali script)
• මංස (Sinhalese script)
• မံသ (Burmese script)
• มํส or มังสะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩴᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ມໍສ or ມັງສະ (Lao script)
• មំស (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄁𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀲 (maṃsa), 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa), 𑀫𑀁𑀰 (maṃśa).

Noun

maṃsa n

1. flesh, meat

Declension

Declension table of "maṃsa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	maṃsaṃ	maṃsāni
Accusative (second)	maṃsaṃ	maṃsāni
Instrumental (third)	maṃsena	maṃsehi or maṃsebhi
Dative (fourth)	maṃsassa or maṃsāya or maṃsatthaṃ	maṃsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	maṃsasmā or maṃsamhā or maṃsā	maṃsehi or maṃsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	maṃsassa	maṃsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	maṃsasmiṃ or maṃsamhi or maṃse	maṃsesu
Vocative (calling)	maṃsa	maṃsāni

Derived terms

• → Burmese: မံသ (mamsa.)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “maŋsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 511
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māṁsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 574