-ମାନେ

-ମାନେ

Oriya

Etymology

Derived from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀯 (māṇava, “man”), from Sanskrit मानव (mānava); adopting the word for “man” as a plural sign.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mane/

Suffix

-ମାନେ (-mane)

1. plural marker of nouns

See also

• -ଏ (-e)

References

1. Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎, volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 97