मयंक

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मृगाङ्क (mṛgāṅka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.jəŋk/, [mɐ.jɐ̃ŋk]

Noun

मयंक • (mayaṅk) m

1. (poetic) moon

   Synonyms: चन्द्रमा (candramā), शशि (śaśi), इन्दु (indu), मृगांक (mŕgāṅk)

Proper noun

मयंक • (mayaṅk) m

1. a male given name, Mayank, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of मयंक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मयंक mayaṅk	मयंक mayaṅk
oblique	मयंक mayaṅk	मयंकों mayaṅkõ
vocative	मयंक mayaṅk	मयंको mayaṅko

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मयंक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3794
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मयंक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 791
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “मयंक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 578

Old Awadhi

Noun

मयंक (mayaṃka) m

1. Devanagari script form of 𑂧𑂨𑂁𑂍 (“moon”)
   • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa:

     सरद मयंक बदन छबि सींवा ।
     चारु कपोल चिबुक दर ग्रीवा ॥

     sarada mayaṃka badana chabi sīṃvā.
     cāru kapola cibuka dara grīvā.

     The moon of the Sharad Purnima is the outline of his face,
     Beautiful are his cheek and chin, and his neck is like the shankha.

Prakrit

Noun

मयंक (mayaṃka) m (Kannada ಮಯಂಕ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀫𑀬𑀁𑀓 (“moon”)

Declension

Maharastri declension of मयंक (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	मयंको (mayaṃko)	मयंका (mayaṃkā)
Accusative	मयंकं (mayaṃkaṃ)	मयंके (mayaṃke) or मयंका (mayaṃkā)
Instrumental	मयंकेण (mayaṃkeṇa) or मयंकेणं (mayaṃkeṇaṃ)	मयंकेहि (mayaṃkehi) or मयंकेहिं (mayaṃkehiṃ)
Dative	मयंकाअ (mayaṃkāa)	—
Ablative	मयंकाओ (mayaṃkāo) or मयंकाउ (mayaṃkāu) or मयंका (mayaṃkā) or मयंकाहि (mayaṃkāhi) or मयंकाहिंतो (mayaṃkāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	मयंकस्स (mayaṃkassa)	मयंकाण (mayaṃkāṇa) or मयंकाणं (mayaṃkāṇaṃ)
Locative	मयंकम्मि (mayaṃkammi) or मयंके (mayaṃke)	मयंकेसु (mayaṃkesu) or मयंकेसुं (mayaṃkesuṃ)
Vocative	मयंक (mayaṃka) or मयंका (mayaṃkā)	मयंका (mayaṃkā)