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mangsa.

prey

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmaŋsa/Standard-Indonesian[ˈmaŋ.sa]Standard-Indonesian

  1. prey that which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured

  2. prey a person or thing given up as a victim

  3. prey a living thing, usually an animal, that is eaten by another living thing

  4. prey the victim of a disease

    rare
Where this word comes from

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”).

verb/ˈmaŋsa/Standard-Indonesian[ˈmaŋ.sa]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to prey on to eat (as a predator)

    transitive

  2. to prey on to exploit or victimize

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ˈmaŋsa/Standard-Indonesian[ˈmaŋ.sa]Standard-Indonesian

  1. period of Javanese agricultural calendar

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦩꦁꦱ (mangsa, “period of Javanese agricultural calendar; season; time”), from Old Javanese masa, māsa (“month; time”), from Sanskrit मास (māsa).

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