मानों

Hindi

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Hindi मानों (mānoṃ), मानहुँ (mānahum̐), from मानना (mānanā, “to consider”).

Alternative forms

Conjunction

मानों • (mānõ) (Urdu spelling مانوں)

  1. as if, as though
    आप इतना ऊँचा बोलते हैं मानों मैं बहरा हूँ ― āp itnā ū̃cā bolte ha͠i mānõ ma͠i bahrā hū̃ ― You speak so loudly as if I am deaf.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

मानों • (mānõ) m pl

  1. oblique plural of मान (mān)

References

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मानों”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मानो”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “मानो”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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