𑘦𑘡𑘳𑘏𑘿𑘧

𑘦𑘡𑘳𑘏𑘿𑘧

Old Marathi

Alternative forms

• 𑘦𑘡𑘳𑘎𑘿𑘬 (manukṣa)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣyá) (compare मानुष (mā́nuṣa)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“man”). Doublet of 𑘦𑘰𑘡𑘳𑘭 (mānusa).

Noun

𑘦𑘡𑘳𑘏𑘿𑘧 (manukhya) m (Devanagari मनुख्य)

1. human, person

References

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “मनुख्य”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan