मानव

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मानव (mānava).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɑː.nəʋ/, [mäː.nɐʋ]

Noun

मानव • (mānavm (Urdu spelling مانو)

  1. human being
  2. man, male
  3. mankind, humanity

Declension

Declension of मानव (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मानव
mānav
मानव
mānav
oblique मानव
mānav
मानवों
mānavõ
vocative मानव
mānav
मानवो
mānavo

Derived terms

Further reading

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मानव (mānava).

Noun

मानव • (mānavm

  1. human, human being
  2. man, male
  3. mankind, humanity

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मानव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मानव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मानव”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मानव (mānava).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mänʌb]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: मानब्

Noun

मानव • (mānav)

  1. human, human being
  2. man, male
  3. mankind, humanity

Derived terms

Further reading

  • मानव”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of मनु (mánu).

Pronunciation

Noun

मानव • (mā́nava) stemm

  1. human, human being
  2. man, male
    Synonyms: पुरुष (púruṣa), मनुष्य (manuṣyà), नर (nára), मर्त (márta), मानुष (mā́nuṣa, mānuṣá)
  3. mankind, humanity

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मानव
singular dual plural
nominative मानवः (mā́navaḥ) मानवौ (mā́navau)
मानवा¹ (mā́navā¹)
मानवाः (mā́navāḥ)
मानवासः¹ (mā́navāsaḥ¹)
accusative मानवम् (mā́navam) मानवौ (mā́navau)
मानवा¹ (mā́navā¹)
मानवान् (mā́navān)
instrumental मानवेन (mā́navena) मानवाभ्याम् (mā́navābhyām) मानवैः (mā́navaiḥ)
मानवेभिः¹ (mā́navebhiḥ¹)
dative मानवाय (mā́navāya) मानवाभ्याम् (mā́navābhyām) मानवेभ्यः (mā́navebhyaḥ)
ablative मानवात् (mā́navāt) मानवाभ्याम् (mā́navābhyām) मानवेभ्यः (mā́navebhyaḥ)
genitive मानवस्य (mā́navasya) मानवयोः (mā́navayoḥ) मानवानाम् (mā́navānām)
locative मानवे (mā́nave) मानवयोः (mā́navayoḥ) मानवेषु (mā́naveṣu)
vocative मानव (mā́nava) मानवौ (mā́navau)
मानवा¹ (mā́navā¹)
मानवाः (mā́navāḥ)
मानवासः¹ (mā́navāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Bengali: মানব (manob)
  • Chinese: 摩那婆 (mónàpó)
  • Gujarati: માનવ (mānav)
  • Hindi: मानव (mānav)
  • Kannada: ಮಾನವ (mānava)
  • Marathi: मानव (mānav)
  • Punjabi: ਮਾਨਵ (mānav)
  • Tamil: மாணவன் (māṇavaṉ), மானவன் (māṉavaṉ)
  • Telugu: మానవ (mānava)
  • Tulu: ಮಾನವ (mānava)

References