मान

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɑːn/,

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit मान (māna), from मा (mā, “measure”).

Noun

मान • (mān) m (Urdu spelling مان)

1. measuring, measurement
2. a measure (how much; quantity, amount, value)

   Synonym: परिमाण (parimāṇ)

   मान ज्ञात करना ― mān jñāt karnā ― to calculate/derive a value

   एक कप गेहूँ का मान क्या है?

   ek kap gehū̃ kā mān kyā hai?

   How much wheat is in one cup?

3. standard

   स्वर्ण चलन मान ― svarṇ calan mān ― gold currency standard

Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मान (māna), from मन् (man, “think, believe”).

Noun

मान • (mān) m (Urdu spelling مان)

1. respect

   Synonyms: इज़्ज़त (izzat), आदर (ādar)

   Antonym: अपमान (apmān)

   1. self-respect; self-esteem
2. pride, ego
3. (literature) a period of distress experienced by a heroine

Declension

Etymology 3

Inflection of मानना (mānnā, “to accept, agree”).

Verb

मान • (mān) (Urdu spelling مان)

1. inflection of मानना (mānnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular present imperative

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit मन्या (manyā, “nape”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“neck”). Compare English mane. Cognate with Marathi मान (mān).

Noun

मान • (mān) (Latin script man, Kannada script ಮಾನ)

1. back of the neck

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मन्या (manyā, “nape”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“neck”). Compare English mane. Cognate with Konkani मान (mān).

Noun

मान • (mān) f

1. (anatomy) the back of the neck

See also

• घसा (ghasā, “throat”)
• गळा (gaḷā)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मान (māna).

Noun

मान • (mān) m

1. respect

   Synonym: आदर (ādar)

   Antonyms: अपमान (apmān), अनादर (anādar), अवमान (avmān)

Declension

Derived terms

• मान देणे (mān deṇe, “to respect”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “मान”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

मान m

1. Devanagari script form of māna (“pride”)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑ́ː.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.n̪ɐ/

Etymology 1

Vṛddhi derivative of मन् (man, “to think; to form a thought”, root) +‎ -अ (-a) (nominalization suffix).

Noun

मान • (māna) stem, m

1. opinion; notion; conception; idea
2. purpose; wish; design
3. (also in the neuter) consideration; regard; respect; honour
4. a wounded sense of honour (anger or indignation excited by jealousy, caprice, or sulking)
5. pride; self-respect
6. self-conceit; arrogance; pride (in the negative sense)
   • c. 1 CE – 200 CE, Vimalakīrtinirdeśa 7.1:

     मानगतिं च दर्शयति सेतुसंक्रामभृतश् च भवति सर्वलोकस्य ।

     mānagatiṃ ca darśayati setusaṃkrāmabhṛtaś ca bhavati sarvalokasya .

     He seems to be giving way to pride, and meanwhile he serves as a bridge and a passage for everyone.

Declension

Derived terms

• मानधन (mānadhana)
• माननीय (mānanīya)
• मानवती (mānavatī)
• मानहानि (mānahāni)
• मान्य (mānya)

Descendants

• → Hindi: मान (mān)
• → Marathi: मान (mān)
• → Tamil: மானம் (māṉam)
• → Telugu: మానము (mānamu)
• → Punjabi: ماݨ/ਮਾਣ (māṇ)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dmáHnas.

Noun

मान • (māna) stem, m

1. a building; dwelling
2. altar

Declension

Etymology 3

From मा (mā, “to measure; to mete out”, root) +‎ -अन (-ana, nominalization suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-.

Noun

मान • (māna) stem, n

1. measuring; meting out
2. measure; measuring standard (such as a cord)
3. dimension; size; length (in space or time)
4. form; appearance
5. likeness; resemblance

Declension

Descendants

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “मानः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Monier Williams (1899) “मान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 809/1.