मीन

Hindi

मीन राशि

मीन तारामंडल

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मीन (mīna). Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mīn.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /miːn/, [mĩːn]

Noun

मीन • (mīn) m

1. (poetic) fish

   Synonym: मछली (machlī)

Declension

Declension of मीन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मीन mīn	मीन mīn
oblique	मीन mīn	मीनों mīnõ
vocative	मीन mīn	मीनो mīno

Proper noun

मीन • (mīn) m

1. (astrology) Pisces
2. (astronomy) Pisces constellation

Declension

Declension of मीन (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	मीन mīn
oblique	मीन mīn
vocative	मीन mīn

See also

Zodiac signs in Hindi · राशि (rāśi) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ) ("ram"; Aries)	वृषभ (vŕṣabh) ("bull"; Taurus)	मिथुन (mithun) ("twins"; Gemini)	कर्क (kark) ("crab"; Cancer)
सिंह (sĩh) ("lion"; Leo)	कन्या (kanyā) ("virgin"; Virgo)	तुला (tulā) ("balance"; Libra)	वृश्चिक (vŕścik) ("scorpion"; Scorpio)
धनु (dhanu) ("bow"; Sagittarius)	मकर (makar) ("sea-goat"; Capricorn)	कुंभ (kumbh) ("water-pot"; Aquarius)	मीन (mīn) ("fish"; Pisces)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मीन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3936
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “मीन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 601
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मीन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 815

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मीन (mīna), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mīn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /min/, [miːn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Hyphenation: मीन

Noun

मीन • (mīn) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) the sign of the zodiac Pisces
2. (literary, poetic) fish

   Synonyms: मासा (māsā) (standard), मत्स्य (matsya)

Declension

Declension of मीन (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	मीन mīn
direct plural	मीन mīn
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मीन mīn		मीन mīn
oblique सामान्यरूप	मीना mīnā		मीनां- mīnān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मीनाला mīnālā		मीनांना mīnānnā
ergative	मीनाने, मीनानं mīnāne, mīnāna		मीनांनी mīnānnī
instrumental	मीनाशी mīnāśī		मीनांशी mīnānśī
locative सप्तमी	मीनात mīnāt		मीनांत mīnāt
vocative संबोधन	मीना mīnā		मीनांनो mīnānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of मीन (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	मीनाचा mīnāċā	मीनाचे mīnāċe	मीनाची mīnācī	मीनाच्या mīnācā	मीनाचे, मीनाचं mīnāċe, mīnāċa	मीनाची mīnācī	मीनाच्या mīnācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मीनांचा mīnānċā	मीनांचे mīnānċe	मीनांची mīnāñcī	मीनांच्या mīnāncā	मीनांचे, मीनांचं mīnānċe, mīnānċa	मीनांची mīnāñcī	मीनांच्या mīnāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

Zodiac signs in Marathi · रास (rās) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ)	वृषभ (vruṣabh)	मिथुन (mithun)	कर्क (karka)
सिंह (siuha)	कन्या (kanyā)	तूळ (tūḷ)	वृश्चिक (vruścik)
धनु (dhanu)	मकर (makar)	कुंभ (kumbha)	मीन (mīn)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• mīna (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀻𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• মীন (Bengali script)
• මීන (Sinhalese script)
• မီန or မဳန or မီၼ (Burmese script)
• มีน or มีนะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩦᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ມີນ or ມີນະ (Lao script)
• មីន (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄩𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

मीन m

1. Devanagari script form of mīna (“fish”)

Declension

Declension table of "मीन" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मीनो (mīno)	मीना (mīnā)
Accusative (second)	मीनं (mīnaṃ)	मीने (mīne)
Instrumental (third)	मीनेन (mīnena)	मीनेहि (mīnehi) or मीनेभि (mīnebhi)
Dative (fourth)	मीनस्स (mīnassa) or मीनाय (mīnāya) or मीनत्थं (mīnatthaṃ)	मीनानं (mīnānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मीनस्मा (mīnasmā) or मीनम्हा (mīnamhā) or मीना (mīnā)	मीनेहि (mīnehi) or मीनेभि (mīnebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मीनस्स (mīnassa)	मीनानं (mīnānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मीनस्मिं (mīnasmiṃ) or मीनम्हि (mīnamhi) or मीने (mīne)	मीनेसु (mīnesu)
Vocative (calling)	मीन (mīna)	मीना (mīnā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• মীন (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬷᬦ (Balinese script)
• মীন (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰱𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀻𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• မီန (Burmese script)
• મીન (Gujarati script)
• ਮੀਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑍀𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦷꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂲𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಮೀನ (Kannada script)
• មីន (Khmer script)
• ມີນ (Lao script)
• മീന (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᡳᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘲𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠢᠢᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧓𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐷𑐣 (Newa script)
• ମୀନ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢷꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆵𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖱𑖡 (Siddham script)
• මීන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩑𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚯𑚝 (Takri script)
• மீந (Tamil script)
• మీన (Telugu script)
• มีน (Thai script)
• མཱི་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒲𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨁𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mīn; compare Tamil மீன் (mīṉ). Alternative derivations from Proto-Indo-European (compare Ancient Greek μαίνη (maínē, “blotched picarel”), English minnow, Russian мин (min, “burbot”), Latvian mitrs (“moist”)) are less likely.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /miː.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /miː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

मीन • (mīna) stem, m

1. a fish
2. (astrology, astronomy) the sign of the zodiac Pisces
3. name of a teacher of योग (yoga)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मीन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मीनः (mīnaḥ)	मीनौ (mīnau) मीना¹ (mīnā¹)	मीनाः (mīnāḥ) मीनासः¹ (mīnāsaḥ¹)
accusative	मीनम् (mīnam)	मीनौ (mīnau) मीना¹ (mīnā¹)	मीनान् (mīnān)
instrumental	मीनेन (mīnena)	मीनाभ्याम् (mīnābhyām)	मीनैः (mīnaiḥ) मीनेभिः¹ (mīnebhiḥ¹)
dative	मीनाय (mīnāya)	मीनाभ्याम् (mīnābhyām)	मीनेभ्यः (mīnebhyaḥ)
ablative	मीनात् (mīnāt)	मीनाभ्याम् (mīnābhyām)	मीनेभ्यः (mīnebhyaḥ)
genitive	मीनस्य (mīnasya)	मीनयोः (mīnayoḥ)	मीनानाम् (mīnānām)
locative	मीने (mīne)	मीनयोः (mīnayoḥ)	मीनेषु (mīneṣu)
vocative	मीन (mīna)	मीनौ (mīnau) मीना¹ (mīnā¹)	मीनाः (mīnāḥ) मीनासः¹ (mīnāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Synonyms

• मत्स्य (matsya)

Descendants

• → Burmese: မိန် (min)
• → Hindi: मीन (mīn)
• Marathi: मीन (mīn)
• → Old Javanese: mīna
  • > Javanese: ꦩꦶꦤ (mina) (inherited)
• Pali: mīna
  • → Khmer: មីន (miin)
  • → Thai: มีน (miin)
  • → Khmer: មីនា (miinaa)
• → Tamil: மீனம் (mīṉam)
• → Telugu: మీనము (mīnamu)
• → Thai: มีน (miin)

See also

Zodiac signs in Sanskrit · राशिचक्र (rāśicakra) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣa)	वृषभ (vṛṣabha)	मिथुन (mithuna)	कर्कटक (karkaṭaka)
सिंह (siṃha)	कन्या (kanyā)	तुला (tulā)	वृश्चिक (vṛścika)
धनु (dhanu)	मकर (makara)	कुम्भ (kumbha)	मीन (mīna)

Further reading

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “मीन”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Monier Williams (1899), “मीन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 818, column 3.