मान

See also: माने

Hindi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit मान (māna), from मा (mā, “measure”).

Noun

मान • (mān) m (Urdu spelling مان‎)

1. measuring, measurement
2. a measure (how much; quantity, amount, value)

   मान ज्ञात करना ― mān gyāt karnā ― to calculate/derive a value

   एक कप गेहूँ का मान क्या है?

   ek kap gehū̃ kā mān kyā hai?

   How much wheat is in one cup?

   Synonym: परिमाण (parimāṇ)

3. standard

   स्वर्ण चलन मान ― svarṇ calan mān ― gold currency standard

Declension

Declension of मान
	Singular	Plural
Direct	मान (mān)	मान (mān)
Oblique	मान (mān)	मानों (mānõ)
Vocative	मान (mān)	मानो (māno)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मान (māna), from मन् (man, “think, believe”).

Noun

मान • (mān) m (Urdu spelling مان‎)

1. respect

   Synonyms: इज़्ज़त (izzat), आदर (ādar)

   Antonym: अपमान (apmān)

   1. self-respect; self-esteem
2. pride, ego
3. (literature) a period of distress experienced by a heroine

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “मान”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.

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Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit मन्या (manyā, “nape”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“neck”). Compare English mane.

Noun

मान • (mān) (Latin script mon, Kannada script ಮಾನ)

1. back of the neck

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• māna (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• মান (Bengali script)
• මාන (Sinhalese script)
• မာန (Burmese script)
• มาน or มานะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩣᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ມານ or ມານະ (Lao script)
• មាន (Khmer script)

Noun

मान m

1. Devanagari script form of māna (“pride”)

Declension

Declension table of "मान" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मानो	माना
Accusative (second)	मानं	माने
Instrumental (third)	मानेन	मानेहि or मानेभि
Dative (fourth)	मानस्स or मानाय or मानत्थं	मानानं
Ablative (fifth)	मानस्मा or मानम्हा or माना	मानेहि or मानेभि
Genitive (sixth)	मानस्स	मानानं
Locative (seventh)	मानस्मिं or मानम्हि or माने	मानेसु
Vocative (calling)	मान	माना

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Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑ́ː.n̪ɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

मान • (mā́na) m

1. opinion , notion , conception , idea
2. purpose , wish , design
3. consideration
4. regard
5. respect
6. honour
7. form, appearance
8. likeness, resemblance

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मान (mā́na)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मानः mā́naḥ	मानौ mā́nau	मानाः / मानासः¹ mā́nāḥ / mā́nāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मान mā́na	मानौ mā́nau	मानाः / मानासः¹ mā́nāḥ / mā́nāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मानम् mā́nam	मानौ mā́nau	मानान् mā́nān
Instrumental	मानेन mā́nena	मानाभ्याम् mā́nābhyām	मानैः / मानेभिः¹ mā́naiḥ / mā́nebhiḥ¹
Dative	मानाय mā́nāya	मानाभ्याम् mā́nābhyām	मानेभ्यः mā́nebhyaḥ
Ablative	मानात् mā́nāt	मानाभ्याम् mā́nābhyām	मानेभ्यः mā́nebhyaḥ
Genitive	मानस्य mā́nasya	मानयोः mā́nayoḥ	मानानाम् mā́nānām
Locative	माने mā́ne	मानयोः mā́nayoḥ	मानेषु mā́neṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• मानधन (mānadhana)
• माननीय (mānanīya)
• मानवती (mānavatī)
• मानहानि (mānahāni)
• मान्य (mānya)

Descendants

• Tamil: மானம் (māṉam)
• Telugu: మానము (mānamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “मान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 809/1.