Hindi

Alternative forms

• माँस ‎(mā̃s)

Noun

मांस • ‎(māns) m ‎(Urdu spelling مانس)

1. meat

   यह मांस में बहुत चिकनाई होती है।‎

   yah māns mẽ bahut ciknāī hotī hai.

   There is a lot of grease in this meat.

   यह मांस विशेष रूप से तुम्हारे लिए पकाया गया था।‎

   yah māns viśeṣ rūp se tumhāre lie pakāyā gayā thā.

   This meat was cooked especially for you.

2. flesh

   रोग के कारण, उसका टांग का मांस फूला-फूला हो गया था।‎

   rog ke kāraṇ, uskā ṭāṅg kā māns phūlā-phūlā ho gayā thā.

   Due to the disease, the flesh on his legs became swollen.

Synonyms

• गोश्त ‎(gośt)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मांस”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mēmso-. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic мѧсо ‎(męso), Latin membrum and Old Armenian միս ‎(mis).

Noun

मांस • ‎(māṃsa) n

1. flesh, meat flesh, (also said of the fleshy part or pulp of fruit)
2. Name of a mixed caste
3. a worm
4. time

Descendants

• Hindi: मांस ‎(māns)
• Nepali: मासु ‎(māsu)
• Rajasthani: अमंख
• Telugu: మాంసము ‎(māṃsamu)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 805