mhaás

Palula

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit मां॒स (māṃsá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *māmsám, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗms, from *mems-. Cognate with Kalkoti maas.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mhaás/

    Noun

    mhaás m (Perso-Arabic spelling مھاس)

    1. meat, piece of flesh

    Declension

    Declension of mhaás (a-decl w/ accent shift)
    singular plural
    nominative mhaás mhaasá
    oblique mhaasá mhaasóom

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “mhaás”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “māṁsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 574