mangsa

Balinese

Romanization

mangsa

1. Romanization of ᬫᬵᬗ᭄ᬲ
2. Romanization of ᬫᬗ᭄ᬲ

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mangsa (“victim, corpse”), from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa, “flesh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaŋsa]
• Hyphenation: mang‧sa
• Rhymes: -sa, -a

Noun

mangsa (plural mangsa-mangsa, first-person possessive mangsaku, second-person possessive mangsamu, third-person possessive mangsanya)

1. prey:

   Synonym: korban

   1. an animal that is eaten by a wild animal.
   2. (figurative) target of crime
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) corpse, a dead body.
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (figurative) victim, one who is harmed.

Derived terms

• memangsa
• 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

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.