मनु
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मनु (mánu).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
मनु • (manu) m
Declension
Declension of मनु (sg-only masc u-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | मनु manu |
| oblique | मनु manu |
| vocative | मनु manu |
See also
- आदम (ādam, “Adam”)
Old Awadhi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मनस् (mánas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”).
Noun
मनु (manu)
- mind
- c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Hanumān Cālīsā :
- श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि
- śrīguru carana saroja raja nija manu mukuru sudhāri
- Cleansing the mirror in the form of my mind with the dust of the lotus-feet of the Guru
- श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mánuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mánuš, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”) and *mon- (“man”). Related to मनुष्य (manuṣyá), मनस् (mánas).
Pronunciation
Adjective
मनु • (mánu)
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of मनु (mánu) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मनुः mánuḥ |
मनू mánū |
मनवः mánavaḥ |
| Vocative | मनो máno |
मनू mánū |
मनवः mánavaḥ |
| Accusative | मनुम् mánum |
मनू mánū |
मनून् mánūn |
| Instrumental | मनुना / मन्वा¹ mánunā / mánvā¹ |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभिः mánubhiḥ |
| Dative | मनवे / मन्वे¹ mánave / mánve¹ |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मनोः / मन्वः¹ mánoḥ / mánvaḥ¹ |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मनोः / मन्वः¹ mánoḥ / mánvaḥ¹ |
मन्वोः mánvoḥ |
मनूनाम् mánūnām |
| Locative | मनौ mánau |
मन्वोः mánvoḥ |
मनुषु mánuṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Feminine u-stem declension of मनु (mánu) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मनुः mánuḥ |
मनू mánū |
मनवः mánavaḥ |
| Vocative | मनो máno |
मनू mánū |
मनवः mánavaḥ |
| Accusative | मनुम् mánum |
मनू mánū |
मनूः mánūḥ |
| Instrumental | मन्वा mánvā |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभिः mánubhiḥ |
| Dative | मनवे / मन्वै¹ mánave / mánvai¹ |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मनोः / मन्वाः¹ / मन्वै² mánoḥ / mánvāḥ¹ / mánvai² |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मनोः / मन्वाः¹ / मन्वै² mánoḥ / mánvāḥ¹ / mánvai² |
मन्वोः mánvoḥ |
मनूनाम् mánūnām |
| Locative | मनौ / मन्वाम्¹ mánau / mánvām¹ |
मन्वोः mánvoḥ |
मनुषु mánuṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Neuter u-stem declension of मनु (mánu) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मनु mánu |
मनुनी mánunī |
मनूनि / मनु¹ / मनू¹ mánūni / mánu¹ / mánū¹ |
| Vocative | मनु / मनो mánu / máno |
मनुनी mánunī |
मनूनि / मनु¹ / मनू¹ mánūni / mánu¹ / mánū¹ |
| Accusative | मनु mánu |
मनुनी mánunī |
मनूनि / मनु¹ / मनू¹ mánūni / mánu¹ / mánū¹ |
| Instrumental | मनुना / मन्वा¹ mánunā / mánvā¹ |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभिः mánubhiḥ |
| Dative | मनुने / मनवे¹ / मन्वे¹ mánune / mánave¹ / mánve¹ |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मनुनः / मनोः¹ / मन्वः¹ mánunaḥ / mánoḥ¹ / mánvaḥ¹ |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मनुनः / मनोः¹ / मन्वः¹ mánunaḥ / mánoḥ¹ / mánvaḥ¹ |
मनुनोः mánunoḥ |
मनूनाम् mánūnām |
| Locative | मनुनि / मनौ¹ mánuni / mánau¹ |
मनुनोः mánunoḥ |
मनुषु mánuṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
Noun
मनु • (mánu) stem, m
- man, mankind
- Manu, the progenitor of mankind
- thought (= मनस् (mánas))
- a sacred text, prayer, incantation, spell (= मन्त्र (mántra))
- a name of Agni
- name of Rudra
- name of Kṛśā-śva
- (in the plural) mental powers
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of मनु (mánu) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मनुः mánuḥ |
मनू mánū |
मनवः mánavaḥ |
| Vocative | मनो máno |
मनू mánū |
मनवः mánavaḥ |
| Accusative | मनुम् mánum |
मनू mánū |
मनून् mánūn |
| Instrumental | मनुना / मन्वा¹ mánunā / mánvā¹ |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभिः mánubhiḥ |
| Dative | मनवे / मन्वे¹ mánave / mánve¹ |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मनोः / मन्वः¹ mánoḥ / mánvaḥ¹ |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मनोः / मन्वः¹ mánoḥ / mánvaḥ¹ |
मन्वोः mánvoḥ |
मनूनाम् mánūnām |
| Locative | मनौ mánau |
मन्वोः mánvoḥ |
मनुषु mánuṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
Descendants
- → Tamil: மனு (maṉu)
Noun
मनु • (mánu) stem, f
- Manu's wife (= मनावी (manāvī))
- cultivated fenugreek (Trigonella balansae, syn. Trigonella corniculata)
Declension
| Feminine u-stem declension of मनु (mánu) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मनुः mánuḥ |
मनू mánū |
मनवः mánavaḥ |
| Vocative | मनो máno |
मनू mánū |
मनवः mánavaḥ |
| Accusative | मनुम् mánum |
मनू mánū |
मनूः mánūḥ |
| Instrumental | मन्वा mánvā |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभिः mánubhiḥ |
| Dative | मनवे / मन्वै¹ mánave / mánvai¹ |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मनोः / मन्वाः¹ / मन्वै² mánoḥ / mánvāḥ¹ / mánvai² |
मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām |
मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मनोः / मन्वाः¹ / मन्वै² mánoḥ / mánvāḥ¹ / mánvai² |
मन्वोः mánvoḥ |
मनूनाम् mánūnām |
| Locative | मनौ / मन्वाम्¹ mánau / mánvām¹ |
मन्वोः mánvoḥ |
मनुषु mánuṣu |
| Notes |
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References
- Monier Williams (1899) “मनु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0784/2.