mangsa

Balinese

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    mangsa (Balinese script ᬫᬵᬗ᭄ᬲ or ᬫᬗ᭄ᬲ)

    1. carnivore

    Further reading

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

    Indonesian

    Etymology

  • 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

  • Borrowed from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa, flesh).

    Pronunciation

    • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈmaŋsə/ [ˈmaŋ.sə]
      • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
      • Rhymes: -aŋsə, -sə,
    • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈmaŋsa/ [ˈmaŋ.sa]
      • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
      • Rhymes: -aŋsa, -sa, -a
    • Hyphenation: mang‧sa

    Noun

    mangsa (Jawi spelling مڠسا, plural mangsa-mangsa)

    1. prey (animal preyed on by other animals)
      Antonym: pemangsa
      Tikus merupakan mangsa kepada helang dan burung hantu.
      Rats are prey to eagles and owls.
    2. (figurative) victim
      Synonym: korban
      Ada mangsa yang tidak bersuara kerana takut dikecam orang kenalan.
      There are victims who don't speak up because they are worried they would be berated by their close ones.

    Affixations

    • memangsakan (to prey on)
    • pemangsa (predator)
    • pemangsangan (act of preying on something)

    Descendants

    • > Indonesian: mangsa (inherited)

    Further reading

    Sundanese

    Etymology 1

    From Javanese ꦩꦁꦱ (mangsa), from Old Javanese māsa (month; time)

    Noun

    mangsa

    1. time
      Geus nepi ka mangsanaThe time has come
    2. season
    Derived terms
    • kalamangsa
    • katitimangsa
    • mangsa harita
    • pranatamangsa
    • samangsa
    • samangsa-mangsa
    • titimangsa

    Etymology 2

    From Javanese ꦩꦁꦱ (mangsa), from Old Javanese māṅsa (flesh; prey)

    Noun

    mangsa

    1. prey
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

    From Javanese ꦩꦁꦱ (mangsa), from Old Javanese masa (certainly not)

    Adverb

    mangsa

    1. (rare) by no means
    Notes
    • Only survives in compound words such as mangsabodo.
    Derived terms
    • mangsabodo

    Further reading