मयंक

Old Awadhi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit मयंक (mayaṃka), मिअंक (miaṃka), from Sanskrit मृगाङ्क (mṛgāṅka).

Noun

मयंक (mayaṃka) m

1. moon
   • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa :

     सरद मयंक बदन छबि सींवा ।
     चारु कपोल चिबुक दर ग्रीवा ॥

     sarada mayaṃka badana chabi sīṃvā.
     cāru kapola cibuka dara grīvā.

     The moon of the Sharad Purnima is the outline of his face,
     Beautiful are his cheek and chin, and his neck is like the shankha.

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मयंक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3794

Prakrit

Noun

मयंक (mayaṃka) m (Kannada ಮಯಂಕ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀫𑀬𑀁𑀓 (“moon”)

Declension

Maharastri declension of मयंक (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	मयंको (mayaṃko)	मयंका (mayaṃkā)
Accusative	मयंकं (mayaṃkaṃ)	मयंके (mayaṃke) or मयंका (mayaṃkā)
Instrumental	मयंकेण (mayaṃkeṇa) or मयंकेणं (mayaṃkeṇaṃ)	मयंकेहि (mayaṃkehi) or मयंकेहिं (mayaṃkehiṃ)
Dative	मयंकाअ (mayaṃkāa)	—
Ablative	मयंकाओ (mayaṃkāo) or मयंकाउ (mayaṃkāu) or मयंका (mayaṃkā) or मयंकाहि (mayaṃkāhi) or मयंकाहिंतो (mayaṃkāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	मयंकस्स (mayaṃkassa)	मयंकाण (mayaṃkāṇa) or मयंकाणं (mayaṃkāṇaṃ)
Locative	मयंकम्मि (mayaṃkammi) or मयंके (mayaṃke)	मयंकेसु (mayaṃkesu) or मयंकेसुं (mayaṃkesuṃ)
Vocative	मयंक (mayaṃka) or मयंका (mayaṃkā)	मयंका (mayaṃkā)