मुनि
Old Gujarati edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit मुनि (muni, literally “silent”).[1]
Noun edit
मुनि • (muni) m
References edit
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
मुनि m
- Devanagari script form of muni
Declension edit
Declension table of "muni" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | muni | munayo or munī |
| Accusative (second) | muniṃ | munayo or munī |
| Instrumental (third) | muninā | munīhi or munībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | munissa or munino | munīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | munismā or munimhā | munīhi or munībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | munissa or munino | munīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | munismiṃ or munimhi | munīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | muni | munayo or munī |
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- মুনি (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬸᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
- মুনি (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰲𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- မုနိ (Burmese script)
- મુનિ (Gujarati script)
- ਮੁਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦸꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂳𑂢𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಮುನಿ (Kannada script)
- មុនិ (Khmer script)
- ມຸນິ (Lao script)
- മുനി (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡠᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘳𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠤᠨᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧔𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐸𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
- ମୁନି (Odia script)
- ꢪꢸꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆶𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖲𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
- මුනි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩒𑩯𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚰𑚝𑚮 (Takri script)
- முநி (Tamil script)
- ముని (Telugu script)
- มุนิ (Thai script)
- མུ་ནི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒳𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨃𑨝𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
Perhaps from मन् (man, “to think”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
मुनि • (muni) stem, m
- a saint or sage, especially one who has taken a vow of silence - a muni
- one who is moved by an impulse
- the seven stars of Ursa Major
Declension edit
| Masculine i-stem declension of मुनि (muni) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मुनिः muniḥ |
मुनी munī |
मुनयः munayaḥ |
| Vocative | मुने mune |
मुनी munī |
मुनयः munayaḥ |
| Accusative | मुनिम् munim |
मुनी munī |
मुनीन् munīn |
| Instrumental | मुनिना / मुन्या¹ muninā / munyā¹ |
मुनिभ्याम् munibhyām |
मुनिभिः munibhiḥ |
| Dative | मुनये munaye |
मुनिभ्याम् munibhyām |
मुनिभ्यः munibhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मुनेः / मुन्यः¹ muneḥ / munyaḥ¹ |
मुनिभ्याम् munibhyām |
मुनिभ्यः munibhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मुनेः / मुन्यः¹ muneḥ / munyaḥ¹ |
मुन्योः munyoḥ |
मुनीनाम् munīnām |
| Locative | मुनौ / मुना¹ munau / munā¹ |
मुन्योः munyoḥ |
मुनिषु muniṣu |
| Notes |
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References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “मुनि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 823, column 1.