मनन

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit मनन (manana).

Noun edit

मनन • (manan) m

meditation, contemplation, pondering

Declension edit

Declension of मनन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मनन manan	मनन manan
oblique	मनन manan	मननों mananõ
vocative	मनन manan	मननो manano

Derived terms edit

मनन करना (manan karnā)

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Alternative scripts

মনন (Assamese script)
ᬫᬦᬦ (Balinese script)
মনন (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰡𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀦𑀦 (Brahmi script)
မနန (Burmese script)
મનન (Gujarati script)
ਮਨਨ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌨𑌨 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦤꦤ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂢𑂢 (Kaithi script)
ಮನನ (Kannada script)
មនន (Khmer script)
ມນນ (Lao script)
മനന (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠠᠨᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘡𑘡 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᠨᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧁𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐣𑐣 (Newa script)
ମନନ (Odia script)
ꢪꢥꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆤𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖡𑖡 (Siddham script)
මනන (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩯𑩯 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚝𑚝 (Takri script)
மநந (Tamil script)
మనన (Telugu script)
มนน (Thai script)
མ་ན་ན (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒢𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨝𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology edit

From *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation edit

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.nɐ́.nɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.n̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun edit

मनन • (manána) stem, n

thinking , reflection , meditation , thought , intelligence
understanding ( esp. intrinsic knowledge or science , as one of the faculties connected with the senses
homage , reverence

Declension edit

Neuter a-stem declension of मनन (manána)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मननम् manánam	मनने manáne	मननानि / मनना¹ manánāni / manánā¹
Vocative	मनन mánana	मनने mánane	मननानि / मनना¹ mánanāni / mánanā¹
Accusative	मननम् manánam	मनने manáne	मननानि / मनना¹ manánāni / manánā¹
Instrumental	मननेन manánena	मननाभ्याम् manánābhyām	मननैः / मननेभिः¹ manánaiḥ / manánebhiḥ¹
Dative	मननाय manánāya	मननाभ्याम् manánābhyām	मननेभ्यः manánebhyaḥ
Ablative	मननात् manánāt	मननाभ्याम् manánābhyām	मननेभ्यः manánebhyaḥ
Genitive	मननस्य manánasya	मननयोः manánayoḥ	मननानाम् manánānām
Locative	मनने manáne	मननयोः manánayoḥ	मननेषु manáneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants edit

→ Tamil: மனனம் (maṉaṉam)

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