मनु
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit मनु (mánu).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.nuː/, [mɐ.nuː]
Proper noun
[edit]मनु • (manu) m
Declension
[edit]| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | मनु manu |
| oblique | मनु manu |
| vocative | मनु manu |
See also
[edit]- आदम (ādam, “Adam”)
Old Awadhi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit मनस् (mánas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”).
Noun
[edit]मनु (manu)
- mind
- c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Hanumān Cālīsā:
- श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि
- śrīguru carana saroja raja nija manu mukuru sudhāri
- Cleansing the mirror in the form of my mind with the dust of the lotus-feet of the Guru
- श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- মনু (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬦᬸ (Balinese script)
- মনু (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰡𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- မနု (Burmese script)
- મનુ (Gujarati script)
- ਮਨੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌨𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦤꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂢𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಮನು (Kannada script)
- មនុ (Khmer script)
- ມນຸ (Lao script)
- മനു (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠᠨᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘡𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᠨᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧁𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐣𑐸 (Newa script)
- ମନୁ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢥꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆤𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖡𑖲 (Siddham script)
- මනු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩯𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚝𑚰 (Takri script)
- மநு (Tamil script)
- మను (Telugu script)
- มนุ (Thai script)
- མ་ནུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒢𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨝𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mánuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mánuš, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”) and *mon- (“man”).[1] Related to मनुष्य (manuṣyà), मनुस् (mánus), मनस् (mánas).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]मनु॑ • (mánu) stem
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मनुः॑ (mánuḥ) | मनू॑ (mánū) | मन॑वः (mánavaḥ) |
| accusative | मनु॑म् (mánum) | मनू॑ (mánū) | मनू॑न् (mánūn) |
| instrumental | मनु॑ना (mánunā) | मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भिः (mánubhiḥ) |
| dative | मन॑वे (mánave) | मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मनोः॑ (mánoḥ) | मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मनोः॑ (mánoḥ) | मन्वोः॑ (mánvoḥ) | मनू॑नाम् (mánūnām) |
| locative | मनौ॑ (mánau) | मन्वोः॑ (mánvoḥ) | मनु॑षु (mánuṣu) |
| vocative | मनो॑ (máno) | मनू॑ (mánū) | मन॑वः (mánavaḥ) |
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मनुः॑ (mánuḥ) | मनू॑ (mánū) | मन॑वः (mánavaḥ) |
| accusative | मनु॑म् (mánum) | मनू॑ (mánū) | मनूः॑ (mánūḥ) |
| instrumental | मन्वा॑ (mánvā) | मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भिः (mánubhiḥ) |
| dative | मन॑वे (mánave) मन्वै॑ (mánvai) |
मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मनोः॑ (mánoḥ) मन्वाः॑ (mánvāḥ) मन्वै॑¹ (mánvai¹) |
मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मनोः॑ (mánoḥ) मन्वाः॑ (mánvāḥ) मन्वै॑¹ (mánvai¹) |
मन्वोः॑ (mánvoḥ) | मनू॑नाम् (mánūnām) |
| locative | मनौ॑ (mánau) मन्वा॑म् (mánvām) |
मन्वोः॑ (mánvoḥ) | मनु॑षु (mánuṣu) |
| vocative | मनो॑ (máno) | मनू॑ (mánū) | मन॑वः (mánavaḥ) |
- ¹Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मनु॑ (mánu) | मनु॑नी (mánunī) मन्वी॑¹ (mánvī¹) |
मनू॑नि (mánūni) मनु॑¹ (mánu¹) मनू॑¹ (mánū¹) |
| accusative | मनु॑ (mánu) | मनु॑नी (mánunī) मन्वी॑¹ (mánvī¹) |
मनू॑नि (mánūni) मनु॑¹ (mánu¹) मनू॑¹ (mánū¹) |
| instrumental | मनु॑ना (mánunā) | मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भिः (mánubhiḥ) |
| dative | मनु॑ने (mánune) मन॑वे (mánave) |
मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मनु॑नः (mánunaḥ) मनोः॑ (mánoḥ) |
मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मनु॑नः (mánunaḥ) मनोः॑ (mánoḥ) |
मनु॑नोः (mánunoḥ) मन्वोः॑ (mánvoḥ) |
मनू॑नाम् (mánūnām) |
| locative | मनु॑नि (mánuni) मनौ॑ (mánau) |
मनु॑नोः (mánunoḥ) मन्वोः॑ (mánvoḥ) |
मनु॑षु (mánuṣu) |
| vocative | मनु॑ (mánu) मनो॑ (máno) |
मनु॑नी (mánunī) मन्वी॑¹ (mánvī¹) |
मनू॑नि (mánūni) मनु॑¹ (mánu¹) मनू॑¹ (mánū¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
[edit]मनु॑ • (mánu) stem, m
- man, mankind
- Manu, the progenitor of mankind
- thought (= मनस् (mánas))
- a sacred text, prayer, incantation, spell (= मन्त्र (mántra))
- a name of Agni
- name of Rudra
- name of Kṛśā-śva
- (in the plural) mental powers
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मनुः॑ (mánuḥ) | मनू॑ (mánū) | मन॑वः (mánavaḥ) |
| accusative | मनु॑म् (mánum) | मनू॑ (mánū) | मनू॑न् (mánūn) |
| instrumental | मनु॑ना (mánunā) | मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भिः (mánubhiḥ) |
| dative | मन॑वे (mánave) | मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मनोः॑ (mánoḥ) | मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मनोः॑ (mánoḥ) | मन्वोः॑ (mánvoḥ) | मनू॑नाम् (mánūnām) |
| locative | मनौ॑ (mánau) | मन्वोः॑ (mánvoḥ) | मनु॑षु (mánuṣu) |
| vocative | मनो॑ (máno) | मनू॑ (mánū) | मन॑वः (mánavaḥ) |
Descendants
[edit]- → Tamil: மனு (maṉu)
Noun
[edit]मनु॑ • (mánu) stem, f
- Manu's wife (= मनावी (manāvī))
- cultivated fenugreek (Trigonella balansae, syn. Trigonella corniculata)
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मनुः॑ (mánuḥ) | मनू॑ (mánū) | मन॑वः (mánavaḥ) |
| accusative | मनु॑म् (mánum) | मनू॑ (mánū) | मनूः॑ (mánūḥ) |
| instrumental | मन्वा॑ (mánvā) | मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भिः (mánubhiḥ) |
| dative | मन॑वे (mánave) मन्वै॑ (mánvai) |
मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मनोः॑ (mánoḥ) मन्वाः॑ (mánvāḥ) मन्वै॑¹ (mánvai¹) |
मनु॑भ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनु॑भ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मनोः॑ (mánoḥ) मन्वाः॑ (mánvāḥ) मन्वै॑¹ (mánvai¹) |
मन्वोः॑ (mánvoḥ) | मनू॑नाम् (mánūnām) |
| locative | मनौ॑ (mánau) मन्वा॑म् (mánvām) |
मन्वोः॑ (mánvoḥ) | मनु॑षु (mánuṣu) |
| vocative | मनो॑ (máno) | मनू॑ (mánū) | मन॑वः (mánavaḥ) |
- ¹Brāhmaṇas
References
[edit]- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963), “mánuḥ”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 575
Further reading
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899), “मनु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 784, column 2.
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