মানুষ
Bengali
Alternative forms
- মানু (manu) – Vaṅga
Etymology
Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀰𑁆𑀰 (maṇuśśa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀰 (manuśa), from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European *monusyós (“man, human”). Doublet of মিনসে (minôse) and মনিষ (môniṣ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /manuʃ/
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Noun
মানুষ • (manuṣ) (objective মানুষ or মানুষকে, genitive মানুষের)
- person, human
- adult human
- man
Inflection
| Inflection of মানুষ | |||
| nominative | মানুষ manush | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | মানুষকে manush (semantically general or indefinite) / manushke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | মানুষের manusher | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | মানুষ manush | ||
| objective | মানুষকে manush (semantically general or indefinite) / manushke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | মানুষের manusher | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | মানুষটা, মানুষটি manushṭa (colloquial), manushṭi (formal) | মানুষেরা manushera | |
| objective | মানুষটাকে, মানুষটিকে manushṭake (colloquial), manushṭike (formal) | মানুষদের(কে) manushder(ke) | |
| genitive | মানুষটার, মানুষটির manushṭar (colloquial), manushṭir (formal) | মানুষদের manushder | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||