मनु
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit मनु (mánu).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editमनु • (manu) m
Declension
editDeclension of मनु (sg-only masc u-stem)
singular | |
---|---|
direct | मनु manu |
oblique | मनु manu |
vocative | मनु manu |
See also
edit- आदम (ādam, “Adam”)
Old Awadhi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit मनस् (mánas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”).
Noun
editमनु (manu)
- mind
- c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Hanumān Cālīsā :
- श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि
- śrīguru carana saroja raja nija manu mukuru sudhāri
- Cleansing the mirror in the form of my mind with the dust of the lotus-feet of the Guru
- श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि
Sanskrit
editAlternative scripts
editAlternative scripts
- মনু (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬦᬸ (Balinese script)
- মনু (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰡𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- မနု (Burmese script)
- મનુ (Gujarati script)
- ਮਨੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌨𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦤꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂢𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಮನು (Kannada script)
- មនុ (Khmer script)
- ມນຸ (Lao script)
- മനു (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠᠨᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘡𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᠨᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧁𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐣𑐸 (Newa script)
- ମନୁ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢥꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆤𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖡𑖲 (Siddham script)
- මනු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩯𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚝𑚰 (Takri script)
- மநு (Tamil script)
- మను (Telugu script)
- มนุ (Thai script)
- མ་ནུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒢𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨝𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-Aryan *mánuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mánuš, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”) and *mon- (“man”). Related to मनुष्य (manuṣyà), मनुस् (mánus), मनस् (mánas).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editमनु • (mánu) stem
Declension
editsingular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | मनुः (mánuḥ) | मनू (mánū) | मनवः (mánavaḥ) |
vocative | मनो (máno) | मनू (mánū) | मनवः (mánavaḥ) |
accusative | मनुम् (mánum) | मनू (mánū) | मनून् (mánūn) |
instrumental | मनुना (mánunā) मन्वा¹ (mánvā¹) |
मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभिः (mánubhiḥ) |
dative | मनवे (mánave) मन्वे¹ (mánve¹) |
मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
ablative | मनोः (mánoḥ) मन्वः¹ (mánvaḥ¹) |
मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
genitive | मनोः (mánoḥ) मन्वः¹ (mánvaḥ¹) |
मन्वोः (mánvoḥ) | मनूनाम् (mánūnām) |
locative | मनौ (mánau) | मन्वोः (mánvoḥ) | मनुषु (mánuṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | मनुः (mánuḥ) | मनू (mánū) | मनवः (mánavaḥ) |
vocative | मनो (máno) | मनू (mánū) | मनवः (mánavaḥ) |
accusative | मनुम् (mánum) | मनू (mánū) | मनूः (mánūḥ) |
instrumental | मन्वा (mánvā) | मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभिः (mánubhiḥ) |
dative | मनवे (mánave) मन्वै¹ (mánvai¹) |
मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
ablative | मनोः (mánoḥ) मन्वाः¹ (mánvāḥ¹) मन्वै² (mánvai²) |
मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
genitive | मनोः (mánoḥ) मन्वाः¹ (mánvāḥ¹) मन्वै² (mánvai²) |
मन्वोः (mánvoḥ) | मनूनाम् (mánūnām) |
locative | मनौ (mánau) मन्वाम्¹ (mánvām¹) |
मन्वोः (mánvoḥ) | मनुषु (mánuṣu) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
- ²Brāhmaṇas
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | मनु (mánu) | मनुनी (mánunī) | मनूनि (mánūni) मनु¹ (mánu¹) मनू¹ (mánū¹) |
vocative | मनु (mánu) मनो (máno) |
मनुनी (mánunī) | मनूनि (mánūni) मनु¹ (mánu¹) मनू¹ (mánū¹) |
accusative | मनु (mánu) | मनुनी (mánunī) | मनूनि (mánūni) मनु¹ (mánu¹) मनू¹ (mánū¹) |
instrumental | मनुना (mánunā) मन्वा¹ (mánvā¹) |
मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभिः (mánubhiḥ) |
dative | मनुने (mánune) मनवे¹ (mánave¹) मन्वे¹ (mánve¹) |
मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
ablative | मनुनः (mánunaḥ) मनोः¹ (mánoḥ¹) मन्वः¹ (mánvaḥ¹) |
मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
genitive | मनुनः (mánunaḥ) मनोः¹ (mánoḥ¹) मन्वः¹ (mánvaḥ¹) |
मनुनोः (mánunoḥ) | मनूनाम् (mánūnām) |
locative | मनुनि (mánuni) मनौ¹ (mánau¹) |
मनुनोः (mánunoḥ) | मनुषु (mánuṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
editमनु • (mánu) stem, m
- man, mankind
- Manu, the progenitor of mankind
- thought (= मनस् (mánas))
- a sacred text, prayer, incantation, spell (= मन्त्र (mántra))
- a name of Agni
- name of Rudra
- name of Kṛśā-śva
- (in the plural) mental powers
Declension
editsingular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | मनुः (mánuḥ) | मनू (mánū) | मनवः (mánavaḥ) |
vocative | मनो (máno) | मनू (mánū) | मनवः (mánavaḥ) |
accusative | मनुम् (mánum) | मनू (mánū) | मनून् (mánūn) |
instrumental | मनुना (mánunā) मन्वा¹ (mánvā¹) |
मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभिः (mánubhiḥ) |
dative | मनवे (mánave) मन्वे¹ (mánve¹) |
मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
ablative | मनोः (mánoḥ) मन्वः¹ (mánvaḥ¹) |
मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
genitive | मनोः (mánoḥ) मन्वः¹ (mánvaḥ¹) |
मन्वोः (mánvoḥ) | मनूनाम् (mánūnām) |
locative | मनौ (mánau) | मन्वोः (mánvoḥ) | मनुषु (mánuṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
edit- → Tamil: மனு (maṉu)
Noun
editमनु • (mánu) stem, f
- Manu's wife (= मनावी (manāvī))
- cultivated fenugreek (Trigonella balansae, syn. Trigonella corniculata)
Declension
editsingular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | मनुः (mánuḥ) | मनू (mánū) | मनवः (mánavaḥ) |
vocative | मनो (máno) | मनू (mánū) | मनवः (mánavaḥ) |
accusative | मनुम् (mánum) | मनू (mánū) | मनूः (mánūḥ) |
instrumental | मन्वा (mánvā) | मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभिः (mánubhiḥ) |
dative | मनवे (mánave) मन्वै¹ (mánvai¹) |
मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
ablative | मनोः (mánoḥ) मन्वाः¹ (mánvāḥ¹) मन्वै² (mánvai²) |
मनुभ्याम् (mánubhyām) | मनुभ्यः (mánubhyaḥ) |
genitive | मनोः (mánoḥ) मन्वाः¹ (mánvāḥ¹) मन्वै² (mánvai²) |
मन्वोः (mánvoḥ) | मनूनाम् (mánūnām) |
locative | मनौ (mánau) मन्वाम्¹ (mánvām¹) |
मन्वोः (mánvoḥ) | मनुषु (mánuṣu) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
- ²Brāhmaṇas
References
edit- Monier Williams (1899) “मनु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 784, column 2.
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