माणूस

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘜𑘳𑘭 (māṇusa), 𑘦𑘰𑘡𑘳𑘭 (mānusa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa) (compare 𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀼𑀲 (māṇusa)), from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣyá) (compare मानुष (mā́nuṣa)). Compare Konkani मनीस (manīs), Gujarati માણસ (māṇas), Punjabi ਮਨੁੱਖ (manukkha) / مَنُکّھ (manukkh), Nepali मानिस (mānis), Bengali মানুষ (manuś), Assamese মানুহ (manuh), মুনিহ (munih).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɳus/, [ma.ɳuːs]

Noun

माणूस • (māṇūs) n

1. human being
2. man

   Synonym: मनुष्य (manuṣya)

Declension

Declension of माणूस (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	माणस māṇs
direct plural	माणसे, माणसं māṇse, māṇsa
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	माणस māṇs		माणसे, माणसं māṇse, māṇsa
oblique सामान्यरूप	माणसा māṇsā		माणसां- māṇsān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	माणसाला māṇsālā		माणसांना māṇsānnā
ergative	माणसाने, माणसानं māṇsāne, māṇsāna		माणसांनी māṇsānnī
instrumental	माणसाशी māṇsāśī		माणसांशी māṇsānśī
locative सप्तमी	माणसात māṇsāt		माणसांत māṇsāt
vocative संबोधन	माणसा māṇsā		माणसांनो māṇsānno
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 माणूस (neut 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	माणसाचा māṇsāċā	माणसाचे māṇsāċe	माणसाची māṇsācī	माणसाच्या māṇsācā	माणसाचे, माणसाचं māṇsāċe, māṇsāċa	माणसाची māṇsācī	माणसाच्या māṇsācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	माणसांचा māṇsānċā	माणसांचे māṇsānċe	माणसांची māṇsāñcī	माणसांच्या māṇsāncā	माणसांचे, माणसांचं māṇsānċe, māṇsānċa	माणसांची māṇsāñcī	माणसांच्या māṇsāñcā
* 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.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “माणूस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “माणूस”, 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) “माणूस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māˊnuṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press