मीन

मीन

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मीन (mīna). Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mīn.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /miːn/, [mĩːn̪]

Noun

मीन • (mīn) m

1. (poetic) fish

Declension

Declension of मीन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मीन mīn	मीन mīn
oblique	मीन mīn	मीनों mīnõ
vocative	मीन mīn	मीनो mīno

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• mīna (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀻𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• মীন (Bengali script)
• මීන (Sinhalese script)
• မီန or မဳန or မီၼ (Burmese script)
• มีน or มีนะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩦᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ມີນ or ມີນະ (Lao script)
• មីន (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄩𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

मीन m

1. Devanagari script form of mīna (“fish”)

Declension

Declension table of "मीन" (masculine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मीनो (mīno)	मीना (mīnā)
Accusative (second)	मीनं (mīnaṃ)	मीने (mīne)
Instrumental (third)	मीनेन (mīnena)	मीनेहि (mīnehi) or मीनेभि (mīnebhi)
Dative (fourth)	मीनस्स (mīnassa) or मीनाय (mīnāya) or मीनत्थं (mīnatthaṃ)	मीनानं (mīnānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मीनस्मा (mīnasmā) or मीनम्हा (mīnamhā) or मीना (mīnā)	मीनेहि (mīnehi) or मीनेभि (mīnebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मीनस्स (mīnassa)	मीनानं (mīnānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मीनस्मिं (mīnasmiṃ) or मीनम्हि (mīnamhi) or मीने (mīne)	मीनेसु (mīnesu)
Vocative (calling)	मीन (mīna)	मीना (mīnā)

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬫᬷᬦ (Balinese script)
• মীন (Assamese script)
• মীন (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰱𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀻𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌮𑍀𑌨 (Grantha script)
• મીન (Gujarati script)
• ਮੀਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦩꦷꦤ (Javanese script)
• មីន (Khmer script)
• ಮೀನ (Kannada script)
• ມີນ (Lao script)
• മീന (Malayalam script)
• 𑘦𑘲𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠮᢈᢈᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᠮᡳᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• မီန (Burmese script)
• 𑧆𑧓𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐷𑐣 (Newa script)
• ମୀନ (Oriya script)
• ꢪꢷꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆵𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖱𑖡 (Siddham script)
• මීන (Sinhalese script)
• మీన (Telugu script)
• มีน (Thai script)
• མཱི་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒲𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *mīn. Compare Tamil மீன் (mīṉ).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /miː.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmiː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

मीन • (mīna) m

1. a fish
2. (astrology, astronomy) the sign of the zodiac Pisces
3. name of a teacher of योग (yoga)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मीन (mīna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मीनः mīnaḥ	मीनौ mīnau	मीनाः / मीनासः¹ mīnāḥ / mīnāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मीन mīna	मीनौ mīnau	मीनाः / मीनासः¹ mīnāḥ / mīnāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मीनम् mīnam	मीनौ mīnau	मीनान् mīnān
Instrumental	मीनेन mīnena	मीनाभ्याम् mīnābhyām	मीनैः / मीनेभिः¹ mīnaiḥ / mīnebhiḥ¹
Dative	मीनाय mīnāya	मीनाभ्याम् mīnābhyām	मीनेभ्यः mīnebhyaḥ
Ablative	मीनात् mīnāt	मीनाभ्याम् mīnābhyām	मीनेभ्यः mīnebhyaḥ
Genitive	मीनस्य mīnasya	मीनयोः mīnayoḥ	मीनानाम् mīnānām
Locative	मीने mīne	मीनयोः mīnayoḥ	मीनेषु mīneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Synonyms

• मत्स्य (matsya)

Descendants

• → Burmese: မိန် (min)
• → Hindi: मीन (mīn)
• Pali: mīna
  • → Khmer: មីនា (miinaa)
• → Telugu: మీనము (mīnamu)
• → Thai: มีน (miin)