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मनु

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मनु (mánu).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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मनु (manum

  1. (Hinduism) Manu

Declension

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Declension of मनु (sg-only masc u-stem)
singular
direct मनु
manu
oblique मनु
manu
vocative मनु
manu

See also

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Old Awadhi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मनस् (mánas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (mind), from *men- (to think).

Noun

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मनु (manu)

  1. 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

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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मनु॑ (mánu) stem

  1. thinking, wise, intelligent

Declension

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Masculine u-stem declension of मनु॑
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)
Feminine u-stem declension of मनु॑
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
Neuter u-stem declension of मनु॑
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)
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Noun

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मनु॑ (mánu) stemm

  1. man, mankind
    Synonyms: मनुष्य (manuṣya), पुरुष (puruṣa)
  2. Manu, the progenitor of mankind
  3. thought (= मनस् (mánas))
  4. a sacred text, prayer, incantation, spell (= मन्त्र (mántra))
  5. a name of Agni
  6. name of Rudra
  7. name of Kṛśā-śva
  8. (in the plural) mental powers

Declension

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Masculine u-stem declension of मनु॑
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

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  • Tamil: மனு (maṉu)

Noun

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मनु॑ (mánu) stemf

  1. Manu's wife (= मनावी (manāvī))
  2. cultivated fenugreek (Trigonella balansae, syn. Trigonella corniculata)

Declension

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Feminine u-stem declension of मनु॑
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

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  1. ^ 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

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