मन
Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀡 (maṇa), from Sanskrit मनस् (mánas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”) (compare Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋 (manō), Latin mens, Ancient Greek μένος (ménos) and English mind). Cognate with Bengali মন (mon), Assamese মন (mon), Gujarati મન (man), Malayalam മാനസം (mānasaṁ), Marathi मन (man), Telugu మనసు (manasu) and Punjabi ਮਨ (man).
Noun
मन • (man) m (Urdu spelling من)
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
- का मन करना (kā man karnā, “to be of mind to / in the mood for”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian من (man), ultimately from Akkadian 𒈠𒉡𒌑 (manû). Cognate with Marathi मण (maṇ).
Noun
मन • (man) m (Urdu spelling من)
- maund (unit of mass equaling 40 kilograms)
Declension
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
From Sanskrit मनस् (manas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”) (compare Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋 (manō), Latin mens, Ancient Greek μένος (ménos) and English mind). Cognate with Assamese মন (mon), Bengali মন (mon), Gujarati મન (man), Hindi मन (man), Kannada ಮನಸ್ಸು (manassu), Malayalam മനസ്സ് (manassŭ), Punjabi ਮਨ (man), Tamil மனசு (maṉacu), Telugu మనసు (manasu).
Pronunciation
Noun
मन • (man) n
Declension
| Declension of मन (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मन man | ||
| direct plural |
मने, मनं mane, mana | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मन man |
मने, मनं mane, mana | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मना manā |
मनां- manān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मनाला manālā |
मनांना manānnā | |
| ergative | मनाने, मनानं manāne, manāna |
मनांनी manānnī | |
| instrumental | मनाशी manāśī |
मनांशी manānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मनात manāt |
मनांत manāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मना manā |
मनांनो manānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of मन (neut cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
मनाचा manāċā |
मनाचे manāċe |
मनाची manācī |
मनाच्या manācā |
मनाचे, मनाचं manāċe, manāċa |
मनाची manācī |
मनाच्या manācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
मनांचा manānċā |
मनांचे manānċe |
मनांची manāñcī |
मनांच्या manāncā |
मनांचे, मनांचं manānċe, manānċa |
मनांची manāñcī |
मनांच्या manāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “मन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Nepali
Pronunciation
Noun
मन • (man)
Pali
Alternative forms
Noun
मन m or n
- Devanagari script form of mana