മനസ്സ്

Malayalam

Alternative forms

മനം (manaṁ), മനഃ (manaḥ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मनस् (manas). Cognate with Assamese মন (mon), Bengali মন (mon), Gujarati મન (man), Hindi मन (man), Kannada ಮನಸ್ಸು (manassu), Marathi मन (man), Punjabi ਮਨ (man), Tamil மனசு (maṉacu), Telugu మనసు (manasu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɐnɐssə̆/

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Noun

മനസ്സ് • (manassŭ)

1. mind, psyche
2. soul
3. subject
4. thought
5. willingness

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “മനസ്സ്”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.