मीन
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मीन (mīna). Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mīn.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /miːn/, [mĩːn]
Noun
मीन • (mīn) m
- (poetic) fish
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मीन mīn |
मीन mīn |
| oblique | मीन mīn |
मीनों mīnõ |
| vocative | मीन mīn |
मीनो mīno |
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मीन (mīna), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mīn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /min/, [miːn]
- Rhymes: -in
- Hyphenation: मीन
Noun
मीन • (mīn) m
Declension
| Declension of मीन (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मीन mīn | ||
| direct plural |
मीन mīn | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मीन mīn |
मीन mīn | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मीना mīnā |
मीनां- mīnān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मीनाला mīnālā |
मीनांना mīnānnā | |
| ergative | मीनाने, मीनानं mīnāne, mīnāna |
मीनांनी mīnānnī | |
| instrumental | मीनाशी mīnāśī |
मीनांशी mīnānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मीनात mīnāt |
मीनांत mīnāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मीना mīnā |
मीनांनो mīnānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of मीन (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
मीनाचा mīnāċā |
मीनाचे mīnāċe |
मीनाची mīnācī |
मीनाच्या mīnācā |
मीनाचे, मीनाचं mīnāċe, mīnāċa |
मीनाची mīnācī |
मीनाच्या mīnācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
मीनांचा mīnānċā |
मीनांचे mīnānċe |
मीनांची mīnāñcī |
मीनांच्या mīnāncā |
मीनांचे, मीनांचं mīnānċe, mīnānċa |
मीनांची mīnāñcī |
मीनांच्या mīnāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
See also
| Zodiac signs in Marathi · रास (rās) (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
मेष (meṣ) |
वृषभ (vruṣabh) |
मिथुन (mithun) |
कर्क (karka) | ||||||||
सिंह (siuha) |
कन्या (kanyā) |
तूळ (tūḷ) |
वृश्चिक (vruścik) | ||||||||
धनु (dhanu) |
मकर (makar) |
कुंभ (kumbha) |
मीन (mīn) | ||||||||
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
मीन m
- Devanagari script form of mīna (“fish”)
Declension
Declension table of "मीन" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | मीनो (mīno) | मीना (mīnā) |
| Accusative (second) | मीनं (mīnaṃ) | मीने (mīne) |
| Instrumental (third) | मीनेन (mīnena) | मीनेहि (mīnehi) or मीनेभि (mīnebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | मीनस्स (mīnassa) or मीनाय (mīnāya) or मीनत्थं (mīnatthaṃ) | मीनानं (mīnānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | मीनस्मा (mīnasmā) or मीनम्हा (mīnamhā) or मीना (mīnā) | मीनेहि (mīnehi) or मीनेभि (mīnebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | मीनस्स (mīnassa) | मीनानं (mīnānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | मीनस्मिं (mīnasmiṃ) or मीनम्हि (mīnamhi) or मीने (mīne) | मीनेसु (mīnesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | मीन (mīna) | मीना (mīnā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- মীন (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬷᬦ (Balinese script)
- মীন (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰱𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀻𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- မီန (Burmese script)
- મીન (Gujarati script)
- ਮੀਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍀𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦷꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂲𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೀನ (Kannada script)
- មីន (Khmer script)
- ມີນ (Lao script)
- മീന (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡳᡳᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘲𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠢᠢᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧓𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐷𑐣 (Newa script)
- ମୀନ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢷꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆵𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖱𑖡 (Siddham script)
- මීන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩑𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚯𑚝 (Takri script)
- மீந (Tamil script)
- మీన (Telugu script)
- มีน (Thai script)
- མཱི་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒲𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨁𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *mīn; compare Tamil மீன் (mīṉ). Alternative derivations from Proto-Indo-European (compare Ancient Greek μαίνη (maínē, “blotched picarel”), English minnow, Russian мин (min, “burbot”), Latvian mitrs (“moist”)) are less likely.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /miː.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /miː.n̪ɐ/
Noun
मीन • (mīna) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मीनः (mīnaḥ) | मीनौ (mīnau) मीना¹ (mīnā¹) |
मीनाः (mīnāḥ) मीनासः¹ (mīnāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मीनम् (mīnam) | मीनौ (mīnau) मीना¹ (mīnā¹) |
मीनान् (mīnān) |
| instrumental | मीनेन (mīnena) | मीनाभ्याम् (mīnābhyām) | मीनैः (mīnaiḥ) मीनेभिः¹ (mīnebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मीनाय (mīnāya) | मीनाभ्याम् (mīnābhyām) | मीनेभ्यः (mīnebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मीनात् (mīnāt) | मीनाभ्याम् (mīnābhyām) | मीनेभ्यः (mīnebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मीनस्य (mīnasya) | मीनयोः (mīnayoḥ) | मीनानाम् (mīnānām) |
| locative | मीने (mīne) | मीनयोः (mīnayoḥ) | मीनेषु (mīneṣu) |
| vocative | मीन (mīna) | मीनौ (mīnau) मीना¹ (mīnā¹) |
मीनाः (mīnāḥ) मीनासः¹ (mīnāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Synonyms
- मत्स्य (matsya)
Descendants
- → Burmese: မိန် (min)
- → Hindi: मीन (mīn)
- Marathi: मीन (mīn)
- → Old Javanese: mīna
- Pali: mīna
- → Khmer: មីនា (miinaa)
- → Tamil: மீனம் (mīṉam)
- → Telugu: మీనము (mīnamu)
- → Thai: มีน (miin)
See also
| Zodiac signs in Sanskrit · राशिचक्र (rāśicakra) (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
मेष (meṣa) |
वृषभ (vṛṣabha) |
मिथुन (mithuna) |
कर्कटक (karkaṭaka) | ||||||||
सिंह (siṃha) |
कन्या (kanyā) |
तुला (tulā) |
वृश्चिक (vṛścika) | ||||||||
धनु (dhanu) |
मकर (makara) |
कुम्भ (kumbha) |
मीन (mīna) | ||||||||
References
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “मीन”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Monier Williams (1899) “मीन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 818, column 3.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “mīna- - MĪL”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 358
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) “mīḍhvā́n--mīnáḥ”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][2] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 643