मानव
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मानव (mānava).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɑː.nəʋ/, [mäː.n̪əʋ]
Noun
मानव • (mānav) m (Urdu spelling مانو)
- human, human being
- man, male
- mankind, humanity
Declension
Declension of मानव (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मानव mānav | मानव mānav |
| oblique | मानव mānav | मानवों mānavõ |
| vocative | मानव mānav | मानवो mānavo |
Derived terms
- अमानवीय (amānvīya)
- अमानवीयता (amānvīytā)
- मानवता (mānavtā)
- मानववाद (mānavvād)
- मानववादी (mānavvādī)
- मानवविज्ञान (mānavvigyān)
- मानवाधिकार (mānvādhikār)
- मानविकी (mānvikī)
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मानव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मानव (mānava).
Noun
मानव • (mānav) m
- human, human being
- man, male
- mankind, humanity
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “मानव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मानव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “मानव”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
Nepali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मानव (mānava).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mänʌb]
- Phonetic Devanagari: मानब्
Noun
मानव • (mānav)
- human, human being
- man, male
- mankind, humanity
Derived terms
- अमानवीय (amānavīya)
- अमानवीयता (amānvīyatā)
- मानवता (mānavatā)
- मानविकी (mānavikī)
Further reading
- “मानव”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬫᬵᬦᬯ (Balinese script)
- মানৱ (Assamese script)
- মানব (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰯𑰡𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵 (Grantha script)
- માનવ (Gujarati script)
- ਮਾਨਵ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦩꦴꦤꦮ (Javanese script)
- មានវ (Khmer script)
- ಮಾನವ (Kannada script)
- ມານວ (Lao script)
- മാനവ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘦𑘰𑘡𑘪 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᢗᠨᠠᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᠨᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
- မာနဝ (Burmese script)
- 𑧆𑧑𑧁𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐵𑐣𑐰 (Newa script)
- ମାନଵ (Oriya script)
- ꢪꢵꢥꢮ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆳𑆤𑆮 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖯𑖡𑖪 (Siddham script)
- මානව (Sinhalese script)
- మానవ (Telugu script)
- มานว (Thai script)
- མཱ་ན་ཝ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒰𑒢𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of मनु (mánu).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɑː.nɐ.ʋɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmɑː.n̪ɐ.ʋɐ/
Noun
मानव • (mānavá) m
- human, human being
- man, male
- Synonyms: पुरुष (púruṣa), मनुष्य (manuṣyá), नर (nára), मर्त (márta), मानुष (mā́nuṣa, mānuṣá)
- mankind, humanity
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of मानव | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | मानवः (mānavaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | मानवस्य (mānavasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मानवः (mānavaḥ) | मानवौ (mānavau) | मानवाः (mānavāḥ) |
| Vocative | मानव (mānava) | मानवौ (mānavau) | मानवाः (mānavāḥ) |
| Accusative | मानवम् (mānavam) | मानवौ (mānavau) | मानवान् (mānavān) |
| Instrumental | मानवेण (mānaveṇa) | मानवाभ्याम् (mānavābhyām) | मानवैः (mānavaiḥ) |
| Dative | मानवाय (mānavāya) | मानवाभ्याम् (mānavābhyām) | मानवेभ्यः (mānavebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | मानवात् (mānavāt) | मानवाभ्याम् (mānavābhyām) | मानवेभ्यः (mānavebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | मानवस्य (mānavasya) | मानवयोः (mānavayoḥ) | मानवाणाम् (mānavāṇām) |
| Locative | मानवे (mānave) | मानवयोः (mānavayoḥ) | मानवेषु (mānaveṣu) |
Descendants
- → Bengali: মানব (manôb)
- → Gujarati: માનવ (mānav)
- → Hindi: मानव (mānav)
- → Marathi: मानव (mānav)
- → Punjabi: ਮਾਨਵ (mānav)
- → Tamil: மாணவன் (māṇavaṉ), மானவன் (māṉavaṉ)
- → Telugu: మానవ (mānava)
- ⇒ Telugu: మానవుడు (mānavuḍu)
- → Tulu: ಮಾನವ (mānava)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “मानव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 809, column 3.