માણસ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀰 (manuśa), 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀲 (manusa), 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀱 (manuṣa), from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣyá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“man”). Cognate with Bengali মানুষ (manuś), Hindi मानुस (mānus), Marathi माणूस (māṇūs), Nepali मानिस (mānis), Punjabi ਮਨੁੱਖ (manukkha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.ɳəs/
• Rhymes: -əs

Noun

માણસ • (māṇas) m

1. man
2. person, human

Synonyms

• માનવ (mānav), મનુષ્ય (manuṣya)

Noun

માણસ • (māṇas) n

1. people, mankind, humanity

   Synonym: આદમજાત (ādamjāt)

Derived terms

• ઘરનું માણસ (gharnũ māṇas, “matriarch”)
• માણસજાત (māṇasjāt, “humanity”)