माणूस
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘜𑘳𑘭 (māṇusa), 𑘦𑘰𑘡𑘳𑘭 (mānusa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa) (compare 𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀼𑀲 (māṇusa)), from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣyá) (compare मानुष (mā́nuṣa)). Compare Konkani मनीस (manīs), Gujarati માણસ (māṇas), Punjabi ਮਨੁੱਖ (manukkha) / مَنُکّھ (manukkh), Nepali मानिस (mānis), Bengali মানুষ (manuś), Assamese মানুহ (manuh), মুনিহ (munih).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ɳus/, [ma.ɳuːs]
Declension
| Declension of माणूस (māṇūs) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
माणूस māṇūs | ||
| direct plural |
माणसे, माणसं māṇse, māṇsa | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | माणूस māṇūs |
माणसे, माणसं māṇse, māṇsa | |
| oblique | माणसा- māṇsā- |
माणसां- māṇsāN- | |
| dative | माणसाला māṇsālā |
माणसांना māṇsāNnā | |
| ergative | माणसाने māṇsāne |
माणसांनी māṇsāNni | |
| instrumental | माणसाशी māṇsāśi |
माणसांशी māṇsāNśi | |
| locative | माणसात māṇsāt |
माणसांत māṇsāNt | |
| vocative | माणसा māṇsā |
माणसांनो māṇsāNno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of माणूस | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object | feminine object | neuter object | oblique | |||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular* | plural | |||
| singular subject | माणसाचा māṇsāċā |
माणसाचे māṇsāce |
माणसाची māṇsāci |
माणसाच्या māṇsāca |
माणसाचे, माणसाचं māṇsāce, māṇsāċa |
माणसाची māṇsāci |
माणसाच्या māṇsāca | |
| plural subject | माणसांचा māṇsāNċā |
माणसांचे māṇsāNce |
माणसांची māṇsāNci |
माणसांच्या māṇsāNca |
माणसांचे, माणसांचं māṇsāNce, māṇsāNċa |
माणसांची māṇsāNci |
माणसांच्या māṇsāNca | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “माणूस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “माणूस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “माणूस”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “māˊnuṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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