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Punjabi
Etymology
From Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya), from Proto-Indo-European *man-.
Noun
ਮਨੁੱਖ • (manukkha) m (Shahmukhi spelling منکھ)
- human being, person
- man
- (informal) husband
Derived terms
- ਮਾਣਸ m (māṇas, “human being”)
Further reading
- “ਮਨੁੱਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024