manas

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word manas. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word manas, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say manas in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word manas you have here. The definition of the word manas will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofmanas, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "manas"

English

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मनस् (manas, “mind”). Doublet of mind.

Noun

manas (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy, chiefly theosophy) The mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See mana.

Noun

manas

  1. plural of mana.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

mānās

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of mānō

References

Latvian

Pronoun

manas

  1. inflection of mans:
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural feminine

Lithuanian

Etymology

Compare Latvian mans.

Pronoun

mãnas (feminine manà) Stress pattern 4

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of mano: my, mine
    manas vaikas ― my child
    mana sesuo ― my sister
    po manam ― my way
    Garsiai nusižvengė manasis žirgelis
    My horse neighed loudly

Usage notes

  • In standard Lithuanian, the pronoun mano is indeclinable. This is the declinable form.

Declension

Non-pronominal forms (neįvardžiuotinės formos) of manas
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative mãnas manì manà mãnos
genitive mãno manų̃ manõs manų̃
dative manám maníems mãnai manóms
accusative mãną manùs mãną manàs
instrumental manù manaĩs manà manomìs
locative manamè manuosè manojè manosè
vocative mãnas manì manà mãnos
Pronominal forms (įvardžiuotinės formos) of manas
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
nominative manàsis maníeji manóji mãnosios
genitive mãnojo manų̃jų manõsios manų̃jų
dative manájam maníesiems mãnajai manósioms
accusative mãnąjį manúosius mãnąją maną́sias
instrumental manúoju manaĩsiais maną́ja manõsiomis
locative manãjame manuõsiuose manõjoje manõsiose
vocative manàsis maníeji manóji mãnosios

See also

References

  • “manas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • “manas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024

Middle English

Noun

manas

  1. Alternative form of manace

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Sanskrit मनस् (manas, “mind”).

Noun

manas n

  1. mind

Declension

According to Duroiselle, this word does not occur in the plural. The plural forms sometimes cited are the masculine and neuter forms of a stem mana.

Declension table of "manas" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingular
Nominative (first)mano or manaṃ
Accusative (second)mano or manaṃ
Instrumental (third)manasā or manena
Dative (fourth)manaso or manassa
Ablative (fifth)manato or manasā or manasmā or manamhā or manā
Genitive (sixth)manaso or manassa
Locative (seventh)manasi or manasmiṃ or manamhi or mane
Vocative (calling)mano or mana or manaṃ or manā

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Burmese: မနော (ma.nau:)
  • → Thai: มโน (má-noo)
  • → Thai: มน (mon)

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “mano & mana(s)”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 522

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

manas

  1. plural of mana

Etymology 2

Verb

manas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of manar

Spanish

Noun

manas f pl

  1. plural of mana

Verb

manas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of manar

Swedish

Verb

manas

  1. passive infinitive of mana
  2. present passive of mana

Tetum

Etymology

From *ma(pa)nas, akin to Malay panas.

Adjective

manas

  1. hot

Turkish

Noun

manas

  1. a hero

Volapük

Noun

manas

  1. genitive plural of man
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia