मुनि
Old Gujarati
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मुनि (muni, literally “silent”).[1]
Noun
मुनि • (muni) m
References
- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “मुनि”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
मुनि m
- Devanagari script form of muni
Declension
Declension table of "muni" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | muni | munayo or munī |
| Accusative (second) | muniṃ | munayo or munī |
| Instrumental (third) | muninā | munīhi or munībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | munissa or munino | munīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | munismā or munimhā | munīhi or munībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | munissa or munino | munīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | munismiṃ or munimhi | munīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | muni | munayo or munī |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মুনি (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬸᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
- মুনি (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰲𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- မုနိ (Burmese script)
- મુનિ (Gujarati script)
- ਮੁਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦸꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂳𑂢𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಮುನಿ (Kannada script)
- មុនិ (Khmer script)
- ມຸນິ (Lao script)
- മുനി (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡠᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘳𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠤᠨᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧔𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐸𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
- ମୁନି (Odia script)
- ꢪꢸꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆶𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖲𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
- මුනි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩒𑩯𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚰𑚝𑚮 (Takri script)
- முநி (Tamil script)
- ముని (Telugu script)
- มุนิ (Thai script)
- མུ་ནི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒳𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨃𑨝𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Originally meaning "someone who is silent" and related to मूक (mū́ka). Cognate with Latin mūtus, Ancient Greek μυνδός (mundós), Armenian մունջ (munǰ).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mú.ni/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mu.n̪i/
Noun
मुनि • (múni) stem, m
- a saint or sage, especially one who has taken a vow of silence - a muni
- one who is moved by an impulse
- the seven stars of Ursa Major
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मुनिः (múniḥ) | मुनी (múnī) | मुनयः (múnayaḥ) |
| accusative | मुनिम् (múnim) | मुनी (múnī) | मुनीन् (múnīn) |
| instrumental | मुनिना (múninā) मुन्या¹ (múnyā¹) |
मुनिभ्याम् (múnibhyām) | मुनिभिः (múnibhiḥ) |
| dative | मुनये (múnaye) | मुनिभ्याम् (múnibhyām) | मुनिभ्यः (múnibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मुनेः (múneḥ) मुन्यः¹ (múnyaḥ¹) |
मुनिभ्याम् (múnibhyām) | मुनिभ्यः (múnibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मुनेः (múneḥ) मुन्यः¹ (múnyaḥ¹) |
मुन्योः (múnyoḥ) | मुनीनाम् (múnīnām) |
| locative | मुनौ (múnau) मुना¹ (múnā¹) |
मुन्योः (múnyoḥ) | मुनिषु (múniṣu) |
| vocative | मुने (múne) | मुनी (múnī) | मुनयः (múnayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- मौन (mauná)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “मुनि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 823, column 1.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “múni-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 362
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “mūtus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 398