मन
See also: मनु, मन्, and मैंने
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 (mônô), Assamese মন (mon), Gujarati મન (man), Malayalam മാനസം (mānasaṃ), Marathi मानस (mānas), Telugu మనసు (manasu) and Punjabi ਮਨ (man).
Noun
मन • (man) m (Urdu spelling من)
- mind, intellect
- यह विचार मेरेमन में नहीं आया था।
- yah vicār mere man mẽ nahī̃ āyā thā.
- This thought never crossed my mind.
- (figurative) heart, feeling, emotion
- मन में एक ललक है।
- man mẽ ek lalak hai.
- There is a longing in my heart.
- soul
- temperament
- intention, desire
- 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
- जी (jī)
- दिल (dil)
- हिया (hiyā)
- (less common) चित्त (citt)
Derived terms
- का मन करना (kā man karnā, “to be of mind to / in the mood for”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Persian من (man).
Noun
मन • (man) m (Urdu spelling من)
- 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
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʌn]
- Phonetic Devanagari: मन्
Noun
मन • (man)
- mind, intellect
- (figurative) heart
- मन पर्नु ― man parnu ― to like
- emotion
- 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
- Devanagari script form of mana