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Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मणि (maṇi).
Noun
maṇi
- pearl
- gem
Alternative forms
Descendants
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀡𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- मणि (Devanagari script)
- মণি (Bengali script)
- මණි (Sinhalese script)
- မဏိ or မꧣိ (Burmese script)
- มณิ or มะณิ (Thai script)
- ᨾᨱᩥ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຓິ or ມະຓິ (Lao script)
- មណិ (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄕𑄨 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मणि (maṇi). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀺 (maṇi).
Noun
maṇi m
- jewel; gem
Declension
Declension table of "maṇi" (masculine)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “maṇi”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 516
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maṇí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 557