ਮਾਸ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa), from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa).

Noun

ਮਾਸ • (mās) m (Shahmukhi spelling ماس)

1. meat

   Synonyms: ਗੋਸ਼ਤ (gośat), ਮੀਟ (mīṭ)

   ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਾਸ ਬਹੁਤ ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ।

   mainū̃ mās bahut pasand hai.

   I like meat a lot.

Derived terms

• ਮਾਸਖੋਰਾ (māskhorā, “meat-eating, non-vegetarian”, adjective)
• ਮਾਸਾਹਾਰੀ (māsāhārī)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māṁsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 574
• “ਮਾਸ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਾਸ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 732.