mannush

Angloromani

Alternative forms

• monnish

Etymology

From Romani manuś (“human, person, man”), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa), from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“man”).

Noun

mannush

1. man

References

• “mannush”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎^[1], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, archived from the original on October 7, 2021, page 96