manusya

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣyà).

Noun

manusya (plural manusyas)

1. (rare outside of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and related philosophy) man, human being
   • 2005, Dr. Harish Chandra, Ph. D., As Simple As It Gets‎^[1], Hyderabad: Center for Inner Sciences, →ISBN, page 69, →ISBN:

     If not a devata – let's try to become at least worth a manusya, what we look in appearance. For us to become a manusya, we must take care that we don't take anything from anyone more than what is due to us. As a manusya we cannot and should not cheat others.

   • 2006, Mahendra Kulasrestha, Culture India: a compendium of Indian philosophy, religion, arts, literature and society‎^[2], New Delhi: Lotus Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 74, →ISBN:

     Three classes of Prajapati's progeny—Devas (gods), Manusyas (men) and Asuras (demons)—lived a life of discipline under their father, Prajapati […]

   • 1880, Mahadev Moreshwar Kunte, The Vicissitudes of Âryan Civilization in India: An Essay, which Treats of the History of the Vedic and Buddhistic Polities, Explaining Their Origin, Prosperity, and Decline‎^[3], Bombay: Printed at the Oriental Print. Press, →OCLC, page 215:

     The Manusyas or men are placed next to gods, Gandharvas and Apsarâs were inferior gods who ruled over forests and rivers.

   • 2013 August 31, “Was Buddha an Incarnation of God?”, in Tsem Rinpoche‎^[4], archived from the original on 12 August 2020:

     In the Anguttara Nikaya, He said: ‘I am not indeed a deva, nor a gandharva, nor a yaksa, nor a manusya. Know ye that I am the Buddha.’ After Enlightenment, the Buddha could no longer be classified even as a ‘manusya’ or an ordinary human being.

Alternative forms

• manushya, manuṣya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• manusia — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣyà, “deceased ancestors”). Compare Malay manusia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /manusˈjaʔ/ [mɐ.n̪ʊˈʃaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧nus‧ya

Noun

manusyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜓᜐ᜔ᜌ)

1. human spoor

   Synonym: amoy ng tao

2. (obsolete) ancestor worship

   Synonym: pag-aanito

See also

• mansinaya

 

References

• “manusya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 290