मानव

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मानव (mānava).

Pronunciation

Noun

मानव (mānavm (Urdu spelling مانو)

  1. human being
  2. man, male
  3. mankind, humanity

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मानव (mānava).

Noun

मानव (mānavm

  1. human, human being
  2. man, male
  3. mankind, humanity

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मानव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मानव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “मानव”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मानव (mānava).

Pronunciation

Noun

मानव (mānav)

  1. human, human being
  2. man, male
  3. mankind, humanity

Derived terms

Further reading

  • मानव”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of मनु (mánu).

Pronunciation

Noun

मानव (mā́nava) stemm

  1. human, human being
  2. man, male
    Synonyms: पुरुष (púruṣa), मनुष्य (manuṣyá), नर (nára), मर्त (márta), मानुष (mā́nuṣa, mānuṣá)
  3. mankind, humanity

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मानव (mā́nava)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मानवः
mā́navaḥ
मानवौ / मानवा¹
mā́navau / mā́navā¹
मानवाः / मानवासः¹
mā́navāḥ / mā́navāsaḥ¹
Vocative मानव
mā́nava
मानवौ / मानवा¹
mā́navau / mā́navā¹
मानवाः / मानवासः¹
mā́navāḥ / mā́navāsaḥ¹
Accusative मानवम्
mā́navam
मानवौ / मानवा¹
mā́navau / mā́navā¹
मानवान्
mā́navān
Instrumental मानवेन
mā́navena
मानवाभ्याम्
mā́navābhyām
मानवैः / मानवेभिः¹
mā́navaiḥ / mā́navebhiḥ¹
Dative मानवाय
mā́navāya
मानवाभ्याम्
mā́navābhyām
मानवेभ्यः
mā́navebhyaḥ
Ablative मानवात्
mā́navāt
मानवाभ्याम्
mā́navābhyām
मानवेभ्यः
mā́navebhyaḥ
Genitive मानवस्य
mā́navasya
मानवयोः
mā́navayoḥ
मानवानाम्
mā́navānām
Locative मानवे
mā́nave
मानवयोः
mā́navayoḥ
मानवेषु
mā́naveṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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