मन

See also: मनु, मन्, and मैंने

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mən/, [mɐ̃n]

Etymology 1

Inherited from , from Sanskrit मनस् (mánas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”) (compare Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋 (manō), Latin mens, Ancient Greek μένος (ménos) and English mind). Cognate with Bengali মন (mon), Assamese মন (mon), Gujarati મન (man), Malayalam മാനസം (mānasaṁ), Marathi मानस (mānas), Telugu మనసు (manasu) and Punjabi ਮਨ (man).

Noun

मन • (man) m (Urdu spelling من)

1. mind, intellect

   (deprecated template usage)

   यह विचार मेरे मन में नहीं आया था।

   yah vicār mere man mẽ nahī̃ āyā thā.

   This thought never crossed my mind.

2. (figurative) heart, feeling, emotion

   (deprecated template usage) मन में एक ललक है। ― man mẽ ek lalak hai. ― There is a longing in my heart.

3. soul
4. temperament
5. intention, desire
6. choice

Derived terms

• का मन करना (kā man karnā, “to be of mind to / in the mood for”)

Declension

Declension of मन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मन man	मन man
oblique	मन man	मनों manõ
vocative	मन man	मनो mano

Synonyms

• जी (jī)
• दिल (dil)
• हिया (hiyā)
• (less common) चित्त (citt)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian من (man).

Noun

मन • (man) m (Urdu spelling من)

1. maund (unit of mass equaling 40 kilograms)

Declension

Declension of मन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मन man	मन man
oblique	मन man	मनों manõ
vocative	मन man	मनो mano

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʌn]
• Phonetic Devanagari: मन्

Noun

मन • (man)

1. mind, intellect
2. (figurative) heart

   मन पर्नु  ―  man parnu  ―  to like

3. emotion
4. mood

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• mana (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• মন (Bengali script)
• මන (Sinhalese script)
• မန or မၼ (Burmese script)
• มน or มะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ມນ or ມະນະ (Lao script)
• មន (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄚 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

• manas (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀦𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• मनस् (Devanagari script)
• মনস্ (Bengali script)
• මනස් (Sinhalese script)
• မနသ် or မၼသ် (Burmese script)
• มนสฺ or มะนัส (Thai script)
• ᨾᨶᩈ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ມນສ຺ or ມະນັສ (Lao script)
• មនស៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄚𑄥𑄴 (Chakma script)

Noun

मन m or n

1. Devanagari script form of mana