mangsa

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

• pemangsa

Further reading

• “mangsa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈmaŋ.sə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈmaŋ.sa/
• Rhymes: -aŋsə, -ŋsə, -sə, -ə

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

• “mangsa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.