މާނު
Dhivehi edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya). Doublet of މީހާ (mīhā) and މިނި (mini)
Noun edit
މާނު • (mānu)
References edit
- Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މާނު”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 161
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Sanskrit ष्रमण (ṣramaṇa). Cognate with Sinhalese මහණ (mahaṇa)
Noun edit
މާނު • (mānu)