-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)
- plural marker of nouns
See also
- -ଏ (-e)
References
- Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language, volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 97