मनु

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मनु (mánu).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.nuː/, [mɐ.nuː]

Proper noun

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मनु (manum

  1. (Hinduism) Manu

Declension

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See also

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Old Awadhi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit मनस् (mánas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (mind), from *men- (to think).

Noun

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मनु (manu)

  1. 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

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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मनु (mánu)

  1. thinking, wise, intelligent

Declension

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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
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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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  • ²Brāhmaṇas
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
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Noun

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मनु (mánu) stemm

  1. man, mankind
    Synonyms: मनुष्य (manuṣya), पुरुष (puruṣa)
  2. Manu, the progenitor of mankind
  3. thought (= मनस् (mánas))
  4. a sacred text, prayer, incantation, spell (= मन्त्र (mántra))
  5. a name of Agni
  6. name of Rudra
  7. name of Kṛśā-śva
  8. (in the plural) mental powers

Declension

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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
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Descendants

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  • Tamil: மனு (maṉu)

Noun

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मनु (mánu) stemf

  1. Manu's wife (= मनावी (manāvī))
  2. cultivated fenugreek (Trigonella balansae, syn. Trigonella corniculata)

Declension

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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
  • ¹Later Sanskrit
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

References

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