मनुष्य
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.nʊʂ.jə/, [mə.n̪ʊʃ.jə]
Noun
मनुष्य • (manuṣya) m (Urdu spelling منشیہ)
- human being, man; a descendant of Manu
- प्रति मनुष्य मरणशील है। ― prati manuṣy maraṇśīl hai. ― Every human being is mortal.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मनुष्य
Declension
Declension of मनुष्य (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मनुष्य manuṣya | मनुष्य manuṣya |
| oblique | मनुष्य manuṣya | मनुष्यों manuṣyõ |
| vocative | मनुष्य manuṣya | मनुष्यो manuṣyo |
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मनुष्य”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya).
Noun
मनुष्य • (manuṣya) n
- human being
मनुष्य • (manuṣya) m
- a man
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “मनुष्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मनुष्य”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ᬫᬦᬸᬱ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
- মনুষ্য (Assamese script)
- মনুষ্য (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰡𑰲𑰬𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
- મનુષ્ય (Gujarati script)
- ਮਨੁਸ਼ੑਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦩꦤꦸꦰꦾ (Javanese script)
- មនុឞ្យ (Khmer script)
- ಮನುಷ್ಯ (Kannada script)
- ມນຸຩ຺ຍ (Lao script)
- മനുഷ്യ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘦𑘡𑘳𑘬𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᠨᠤᢔᠶᠠ (Mongolian script)
- ᠮᠠᠨᡠᢢᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- မနုၑျ (Burmese script)
- 𑧆𑧁𑧔𑧌𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐣𑐸𑐲𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
- ମନୁଷ୍ଯ (Oriya script)
- ꢪꢥꢸꢰ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆤𑆶𑆰𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖡𑖲𑖬𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
- මනුෂ්ය (Sinhalese script)
- మనుష్య (Telugu script)
- มนุษฺย (Thai script)
- མ་ནུ་ཥྱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒢𑒳𑒭𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“man”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬱 (manš). Related to मनु (mánu).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ.nuʂ.jɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mɐˈn̪uʂ.jɐ/
Adjective
मनुष्य • (manuṣya)
- human, manly, useful or friendly to man
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of मनुष्य | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | मनुष्यस्य (manuṣyasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) | मनुष्यौ (manuṣyau) | मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) |
| Vocative | मनुष्य (manuṣya) | मनुष्यौ (manuṣyau) | मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) |
| Accusative | मनुष्यम् (manuṣyam) | मनुष्यौ (manuṣyau) | मनुष्यान् (manuṣyān) |
| Instrumental | मनुष्येण (manuṣyeṇa) | मनुष्याभ्याम् (manuṣyābhyām) | मनुष्यैः (manuṣyaiḥ) |
| Dative | मनुष्याय (manuṣyāya) | मनुष्याभ्याम् (manuṣyābhyām) | मनुष्येभ्यः (manuṣyebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | मनुष्यात् (manuṣyāt) | मनुष्याभ्याम् (manuṣyābhyām) | मनुष्येभ्यः (manuṣyebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | मनुष्यस्य (manuṣyasya) | मनुष्ययोः (manuṣyayoḥ) | मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) |
| Locative | मनुष्ये (manuṣye) | मनुष्ययोः (manuṣyayoḥ) | मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) |
| Feminine ā-stem declension of मनुष्य | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | मनुष्या (manuṣyā) | ||
| Gen. sg. | मनुष्यायाः (manuṣyāyāḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मनुष्या (manuṣyā) | मनुष्ये (manuṣye) | मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) |
| Vocative | मनुष्ये (manuṣye) | मनुष्ये (manuṣye) | मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) |
| Accusative | मनुष्याम् (manuṣyām) | मनुष्ये (manuṣye) | मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) |
| Instrumental | मनुष्यया (manuṣyayā) | मनुष्याभ्याम् (manuṣyābhyām) | मनुष्याभिः (manuṣyābhiḥ) |
| Dative | मनुष्यायै (manuṣyāyai) | मनुष्याभ्याम् (manuṣyābhyām) | मनुष्याभ्यः (manuṣyābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | मनुष्यायाः (manuṣyāyāḥ) | मनुष्याभ्याम् (manuṣyābhyām) | मनुष्याभ्यः (manuṣyābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | मनुष्यायाः (manuṣyāyāḥ) | मनुष्ययोः (manuṣyayoḥ) | मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) |
| Locative | मनुष्यायाम् (manuṣyāyām) | मनुष्ययोः (manuṣyayoḥ) | मनुष्यासु (manuṣyāsu) |
| Neuter a-stem declension of मनुष्य | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | मनुष्यम् (manuṣyam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | मनुष्यस्य (manuṣyasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मनुष्यम् (manuṣyam) | मनुष्ये (manuṣye) | मनुष्याणि (manuṣyāṇi) |
| Vocative | मनुष्य (manuṣya) | मनुष्ये (manuṣye) | मनुष्याणि (manuṣyāṇi) |
| Accusative | मनुष्यम् (manuṣyam) | मनुष्ये (manuṣye) | मनुष्याणि (manuṣyāṇi) |
| Instrumental | मनुष्येण (manuṣyeṇa) | मनुष्याभ्याम् (manuṣyābhyām) | मनुष्यैः (manuṣyaiḥ) |
| Dative | मनुष्याय (manuṣyāya) | मनुष्याभ्याम् (manuṣyābhyām) | मनुष्येभ्यः (manuṣyebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | मनुष्यात् (manuṣyāt) | मनुष्याभ्याम् (manuṣyābhyām) | मनुष्येभ्यः (manuṣyebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | मनुष्यस्य (manuṣyasya) | मनुष्ययोः (manuṣyayoḥ) | मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) |
| Locative | मनुष्ये (manuṣye) | मनुष्ययोः (manuṣyayoḥ) | मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) |
Noun
मनुष्य • (manuṣya) m
- a man, human being
- a man (as opposed to woman)
- a husband
- a class of deceased ancestors (those who receive the पिण्ड (piṇḍa) offering)
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of मनुष्य (manuṣyá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मनुष्यः manuṣyáḥ | मनुष्यौ manuṣyaú | मनुष्याः / मनुष्यासः¹ manuṣyā́ḥ / manuṣyā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | मनुष्य mánuṣya | मनुष्यौ mánuṣyau | मनुष्याः / मनुष्यासः¹ mánuṣyāḥ / mánuṣyāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | मनुष्यम् manuṣyám | मनुष्यौ manuṣyaú | मनुष्यान् manuṣyā́n |
| Instrumental | मनुष्येण manuṣyéṇa | मनुष्याभ्याम् manuṣyā́bhyām | मनुष्यैः / मनुष्येभिः¹ manuṣyaíḥ / manuṣyébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | मनुष्याय manuṣyā́ya | मनुष्याभ्याम् manuṣyā́bhyām | मनुष्येभ्यः manuṣyébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मनुष्यात् manuṣyā́t | मनुष्याभ्याम् manuṣyā́bhyām | मनुष्येभ्यः manuṣyébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मनुष्यस्य manuṣyásya | मनुष्ययोः manuṣyáyoḥ | मनुष्याणाम् manuṣyā́ṇām |
| Locative | मनुष्ये manuṣyé | मनुष्ययोः manuṣyáyoḥ | मनुष्येषु manuṣyéṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
Terms inherited from मनुष्य (manuṣya)
- Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀰 (manuśa), 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀲 (manusa), 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀱 (manuṣa)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀰𑁆𑀰 (maṇuśśa)
- Early Assamese: মুনিষ (muniṣo)
- Assamese: মুনিহ (munih)
- Early Assamese: মানুষ (manuṣo)
- Assamese: মানুহ (manuh)
- Bengali: মানুষ (manuṣ)
- Bengali: মিনসে (minôse)
- Kamta: মানষি (manṣi)
- Rohingya: manúic
- Sylheti: ꠝꠣꠘꠥ (manu)
- Early Assamese: মুনিষ (muniṣo)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa)
- Gujarati: માણસ (māṇas)
- Pahari:
- Garhwali: मन्खि (mankhi)
- Nepali: मानिस (mānis), मान्छे (mānche)
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਮਨੁੱਖ (manukkha)
- Shahmukhi: مَنُکّھ (manukkh)
- Romani: manuś
- Romani: murś, mursh; murš
- Angloromani: mush
- → English: mush
- Sinte Romani: murš
- Tavringer Romani: mus, muss, musij, mossj, måssj
- → Swedish: musch, mors (possibly)
- Welsh Romani: murš
- Angloromani: mush
- Sindhi: माण्हू (māṇhū)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀰𑁆𑀰 (maṇuśśa)
- Pali: manussa
- → Burmese: မနုဿ (ma.nu.ssa.)
- → Khmer: មនុស្ស (mɔnuh)
- → Lao: ມະນຸດ (ma nut)
Learned borrowings from मनुष्य (manuṣya)
- → Amahai: mansia
- → Balinese: ᬫᬦᬸᬲ (manusa)
- → English: manusya
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: मनुष्य (manuṣya)
- Urdu: منشیہ (manuśya)
- → Kannada: ಮನುಷ್ಯ (manuṣya)
- → Lü: ᦙᦓᦳᧆ (mnud)
- → Malay: manusia
- → Indonesian: manusia
- → Marathi: मनुष्य (manuṣya)
- → Old Marathi: 𑘦𑘡𑘳𑘏𑘿𑘧 (manukhya), 𑘦𑘡𑘳𑘎𑘿𑘬 (manukṣa)
- → Malayalam: മനുഷ്യൻ (manuṣyaṉ)
- → Maranao: manosiya
- → Sundanese: manusa
- → Tamil: மனுஷன் (maṉuṣaṉ), மனிதன் (maṉitaṉ)
- → Tagalog: manusya
- → Tausug: mānusiya'
- → Telugu: మనిషి (maniṣi)
- → Thai: มนุษย์ (má-nút)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “मनुष्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0784.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “manuṣyà”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 564