मनका

मनका

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मणि (maṇi, “jewel”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mən.kɑː/, [mə̃n̪.käː]

Noun

मनका • (mankā) m

1. prayer bead(s)

Declension

Declension of मनका (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मनका mankā	मनके manke
oblique	मनके manke	मनकों mankõ
vocative	मनके manke	मनको manko

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मनका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969-1985), “¹&searchhws=yes&matchtype=default maṇí¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 9731.