मन

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mən/, [mə̃n̪]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀡 (maṇa), from Sanskrit मनस् (mánas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”) (compare Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋‎ (manō), Latin mens, Ancient Greek μένος (ménos) and English mind). Cognate with Bengali মন (mon), Assamese মন (mon), Gujarati મન (man), Malayalam മാനസം (mānasaṃ), Marathi मन (man), Telugu మనసు (manasu) and Punjabi ਮਨ (man).

Noun

मन • (man) m (Urdu spelling من‎)

  1. mind, intellect
    यह विचार मेरे मन में नहीं आया था।
    yah vicār mere man mẽ nahī̃ āyā thā.
    This thought never crossed my mind.
  2. (figurative) heart, feeling, emotion
    मन में एक ललक है।
    man mẽ ek lalak hai.
    There is a longing in my heart.
  3. soul
  4. temperament
  5. intention, desire
  6. choice
Declension
Declension of मन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मन
man		 मन
man
oblique मन
man		 मनों
manõ
vocative मन
man		 मनो
mano
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • का मन करना (kā man karnā, “to be of mind to / in the mood for”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian من‎ (man). Cognate with Marathi मण (maṇ).

Noun

मन • (man) m (Urdu spelling من‎)

  1. maund (unit of mass equaling 40 kilograms)
Declension
Declension of मन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मन
man		 मन
man
oblique मन
man		 मनों
manõ
vocative मन
man		 मनो
mano

References

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मनस् (manas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”) (compare Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋‎ (manō), Latin mens, Ancient Greek μένος (ménos) and English mind). Cognate with Assamese মন (mon), Bengali মন (mon), Gujarati મન (man), Hindi मन (man), Kannada ಮನಸ್ಸು (manassu), Malayalam മനസ്സ് (manassŭ), Punjabi ਮਨ (man), Tamil மனசு (maṉacu), Telugu మనసు (manasu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mən/

Noun

मन • (man) n

  1. mind, intellect
  2. (figurative) heart, feeling, emotion
  3. soul
  4. temperament
  5. intention, desire
  6. choice

Declension
Declension of मन (man)
direct
singular		 मन
man
direct
plural		 मने, मनं
mane, mana
singular plural
nominative मन
man		 मने, मनं
mane, mana
oblique मना-
manā-		 मनां-
manāN-
dative मनाला
manālā		 मनांना
manāNnā
ergative मनाने
manāne		 मनांनी
manāNni
instrumental मनाशी
manāśi		 मनांशी
manāNśi
locative मनात
manāt		 मनांत
manāNt
vocative मना
manā		 मनांनो
manāNno
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 मन
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject मनाचा
manāċā		 मनाचे
manāce		 मनाची
manāci		 मनाच्या
manāca		 मनाचे, मनाचं
manāce, manāċa		 मनाची
manāci		 मनाच्या
manāca
plural subject मनांचा
manāNċā		 मनांचे
manāNce		 मनांची
manāNci		 मनांच्या
manāNca		 मनांचे, मनांचं
manāNce, manāNċa		 मनांची
manāNci		 मनांच्या
manāNca
* 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, “मन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Nepali

Pronunciation

Noun

मन • (man)

  1. mind, intellect
  2. (figurative) heart
    मन पर्नु  ―  man parnu  ―  to like
  3. emotion
  4. mood

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • mana (Latin script)
  • 𑀫𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • মন (Bengali script)
  • මන (Sinhalese script)
  • မန or မၼ (Burmese script)
  • มน or มะนะ (Thai script)
  • ᨾᨶ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມນ or ມະນະ (Lao script)
  • មន (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄚 (Chakma script)
Alternative forms
  • manas (Latin script)
  • 𑀫𑀦𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
  • मनस् (Devanagari script)
  • মনস্ (Bengali script)
  • මනස් (Sinhalese script)
  • မနသ် or မၼသ် (Burmese script)
  • มนสฺ or มะนัส (Thai script)
  • ᨾᨶᩈ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມນສ຺ or ມະນັສ (Lao script)
  • មនស៑ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄚𑄥𑄴 (Chakma script)

Noun

मन m or n

  1. Devanagari script form of mana
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