maṇi

See also: mani, Mani, maní, máni, mâni, mãni, manī, mâ-nî, and mānī

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मणि (maṇi).

Noun

maṇi

1. pearl
2. gem

Alternative forms

• maṇi, ꦩꦤꦶ, ᬫᬡᬶ
• maṇik, ꦩꦟꦶꦏ꧀, ᬫᬡᬶᬓ᭄

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦩꦤꦶꦏ꧀ (manik)
• → Balinese: ᬫᬡᬷᬓ᭄ (manik)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀡𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• मणि (Devanagari script)
• মণি (Bengali script)
• මණි (Sinhalese script)
• မဏိ or မꧣိ (Burmese script)
• มณิ or มะณิ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨱᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຓິ or ມະຓິ (Lao script)
• មណិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄕𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मणि (maṇi). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀺 (maṇi).

Noun

maṇi m

1. jewel; gem

Declension

Declension table of "maṇi" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	maṇi	maṇayo or maṇī
Accusative (second)	maṇiṃ	maṇayo or maṇī
Instrumental (third)	maṇinā	maṇīhi or maṇībhi
Dative (fourth)	maṇissa or maṇino	maṇīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	maṇismā or maṇimhā	maṇīhi or maṇībhi
Genitive (sixth)	maṇissa or maṇino	maṇīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	maṇismiṃ or maṇimhi	maṇīsu
Vocative (calling)	maṇi	maṇayo or maṇī

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “maṇi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 516
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maṇí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 557