మనసు

Telugu

Alternative forms

• మనస్సు (manassu)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *ménos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mánas

Sanskrit मनस् (manas)bor.

Telugu మనసు (manasu)

Borrowed from Sanskrit मनस् (manas). Compare Kannada ಮನಸ್ಸು (manassu), Malayalam മനസ്സ് (manassŭ), Tamil மனசு (maṉacu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manasu/

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Noun

మనసు • (manasu) n (plural మనసులు)

1. the internal organ of cognition, the intellect, understanding, mind

   Synonyms: లోను (lōnu), ఉల్లము (ullamu), మనము (manamu)

2. inclination, wish, will, pleasure

Adjective

మనసు • (manasu)

1. liking

References

• "మనసు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 951