माणूस

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘜𑘳𑘭 (māṇusa), 𑘦𑘰𑘡𑘳𑘭 (mānusa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa) (compare 𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀼𑀲 (māṇusa)), from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣyà) (compare मानुष (mā́nuṣa)). Compare Konkani मनीस (manīs), Gujarati માણસ (māṇas), Punjabi ਮਨੁੱਖ (manukkha) / مَنُکّھ (manukkh), Nepali मानिस (mānis), Bengali মানুষ (manuś), Assamese মানুহ (manuh), মুনিহ (munih).

Pronunciation

Noun

माणूस (māṇūsn

  1. human being
  2. man
    Synonym: मनुष्य (manuṣya)
  3. person
    Synonym: व्यक्ती (vyaktī)

Declension

Declension of माणूस (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
माणस
māṇs
direct
plural
माणसे, माणसं
māṇse, māṇsa
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
माणस
māṇs
माणसे, माणसं
māṇse, māṇsa
oblique
सामान्यरूप
माणसा
māṇsā
माणसां-
māṇsān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
माणसाला
māṇsālā
माणसांना
māṇsānnā
ergative माणसाने, माणसानं
māṇsāne, māṇsāna
माणसांनी
māṇsānnī
instrumental माणसाशी
māṇsāśī
माणसांशी
māṇsānśī
locative
सप्तमी
माणसात
māṇsāt
माणसांत
māṇsāt
vocative
संबोधन
माणसा
māṇsā
माणसांनो
māṇsānno
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 माणूस (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
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
माणसाचा
māṇsāċā
माणसाचे
māṇsāċe
माणसाची
māṇsācī
माणसाच्या
māṇsācā
माणसाचे, माणसाचं
māṇsāċe, māṇsāċa
माणसाची
māṇsācī
माणसाच्या
māṇsācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
माणसांचा
māṇsānċā
माणसांचे
māṇsānċe
माणसांची
māṇsāñcī
माणसांच्या
māṇsāncā
माणसांचे, माणसांचं
māṇsānċe, māṇsānċa
माणसांची
māṇsāñcī
माणसांच्या
māṇsāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “माणूस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “माणूस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “माणूस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māˊnuṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press