Inherited from Middle Bengali মনুষ (monuś) with fronted second vowel, from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀱 (manuṣṣa), from Sanskrit মনুষ্য (manuṣya). Doublet of মানুষ (manuś), মিনসা (minośa), and মনুষ্য (monuśśo). Cognate with Assamese মানুস (manux), Odia ମଣିଷ (maṇisha) and Marathi माणुस (māṇus).
মনিষ • (moniś)
| Inflection of মনিষ | |||
| nominative | মনিষ moniś | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | মনিষকে moniś (semantically general or indefinite) / moniśke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | মনিষের moniśer | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | মনিষ moniś | ||
| objective | মনিষকে moniś (semantically general or indefinite) / moniśke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | মনিষের moniśer | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | মনিষটা, মনিষটি moniśṭa (colloquial), moniśṭi (formal) |
মনিষেরা moniśera | |
| objective | মনিষটাকে, মনিষটিকে moniśṭake (colloquial), moniśṭike (formal) |
মনিষদের(কে) moniśder(ke) | |
| genitive | মনিষটার, মনিষটির moniśṭar (colloquial), moniśṭir (formal) |
মনিষদের moniśder | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||