मुनि

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मुनि (muni, literally “silent”).

Noun

मुनि • (muni) m

1. muni

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• muni (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• মুনি (Bengali script)
• මුනි (Sinhalese script)
• မုနိ or မုၼိ (Burmese script)
• มุนิ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩩᨶᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຸນິ (Lao script)
• មុនិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄪𑄚𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

मुनि m

1. Devanagari script form of muni

Declension

Declension table of "muni" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	muni	munayo or munī
Accusative (second)	muniṃ	munayo or munī
Instrumental (third)	muninā	munīhi or munībhi
Dative (fourth)	munissa or munino	munīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	munismā or munimhā	munīhi or munībhi
Genitive (sixth)	munissa or munino	munīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	munismiṃ or munimhi	munīsu
Vocative (calling)	muni	munayo or munī

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মুনি (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬸᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
• মুনি (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰲𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• မုနိ (Burmese script)
• મુનિ (Gujarati script)
• ਮੁਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦸꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂳𑂢𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಮುನಿ (Kannada script)
• មុនិ (Khmer script)
• ມຸນິ (Lao script)
• മുനി (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᡠᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘳𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠤᠨᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧔𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐸𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
• ମୁନି (Odia script)
• ꢪꢸꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆶𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖲𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
• මුනි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩒𑩯𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚰𑚝𑚮 (Takri script)
• முநி (Tamil script)
• ముని (Telugu script)
• มุนิ (Thai script)
• མུ་ནི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒳𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨃𑨝𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Perhaps from मन् (man, “to think”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mu.ni/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmu.n̪i/

Noun

मुनि • (muni) stem, m

1. a saint or sage, especially one who has taken a vow of silence - a muni
2. one who is moved by an impulse
3. the seven stars of Ursa Major

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of मुनि (muni)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मुनिः muniḥ	मुनी munī	मुनयः munayaḥ
Vocative	मुने mune	मुनी munī	मुनयः munayaḥ
Accusative	मुनिम् munim	मुनी munī	मुनीन् munīn
Instrumental	मुनिना / मुन्या¹ muninā / munyā¹	मुनिभ्याम् munibhyām	मुनिभिः munibhiḥ
Dative	मुनये munaye	मुनिभ्याम् munibhyām	मुनिभ्यः munibhyaḥ
Ablative	मुनेः / मुन्यः¹ muneḥ / munyaḥ¹	मुनिभ्याम् munibhyām	मुनिभ्यः munibhyaḥ
Genitive	मुनेः / मुन्यः¹ muneḥ / munyaḥ¹	मुन्योः munyoḥ	मुनीनाम् munīnām
Locative	मुनौ / मुना¹ munau / munā¹	मुन्योः munyoḥ	मुनिषु muniṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मुनि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 823, column 1.