मनु

See also: मन, मन्, and मैंने

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मनु (mánu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.nuː/, [mɐ.nuː]

Proper noun

मनु • (manu) m

1. (Hinduism) Manu

Declension

Declension of मनु (sg-only masc u-stem)

	singular
direct	मनु manu
oblique	मनु manu
vocative	मनु manu

See also

• आदम (ādam, “Adam”)

Old Awadhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मनस् (mánas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”).

Noun

मनु (manu)

1. mind
   • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Hanumān Cālīsā :

     श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज निज मनु मुकुरु सुधारि

     śrīguru carana saroja raja nija manu mukuru sudhāri

     Cleansing the mirror in the form of my mind with the dust of the lotus-feet of the Guru

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mánuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mánuš, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”) and *mon- (“man”). Related to मनुष्य (manuṣyá), मनस् (mánas).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ́.nu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.n̪u/

Adjective

मनु • (mánu)

1. thinking, wise, intelligent

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of मनु (mánu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मनुः mánuḥ	मनू mánū	मनवः mánavaḥ
Vocative	मनो máno	मनू mánū	मनवः mánavaḥ
Accusative	मनुम् mánum	मनू mánū	मनून् mánūn
Instrumental	मनुना / मन्वा¹ mánunā / mánvā¹	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभिः mánubhiḥ
Dative	मनवे / मन्वे¹ mánave / mánve¹	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ
Ablative	मनोः / मन्वः¹ mánoḥ / mánvaḥ¹	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ
Genitive	मनोः / मन्वः¹ mánoḥ / mánvaḥ¹	मन्वोः mánvoḥ	मनूनाम् mánūnām
Locative	मनौ mánau	मन्वोः mánvoḥ	मनुषु mánuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine u-stem declension of मनु (mánu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मनुः mánuḥ	मनू mánū	मनवः mánavaḥ
Vocative	मनो máno	मनू mánū	मनवः mánavaḥ
Accusative	मनुम् mánum	मनू mánū	मनूः mánūḥ
Instrumental	मन्वा mánvā	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभिः mánubhiḥ
Dative	मनवे / मन्वै¹ mánave / mánvai¹	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ
Ablative	मनोः / मन्वाः¹ / मन्वै² mánoḥ / mánvāḥ¹ / mánvai²	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ
Genitive	मनोः / मन्वाः¹ / मन्वै² mánoḥ / mánvāḥ¹ / mánvai²	मन्वोः mánvoḥ	मनूनाम् mánūnām
Locative	मनौ / मन्वाम्¹ mánau / mánvām¹	मन्वोः mánvoḥ	मनुषु mánuṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of मनु (mánu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मनु mánu	मनुनी mánunī	मनूनि / मनु¹ / मनू¹ mánūni / mánu¹ / mánū¹
Vocative	मनु / मनो mánu / máno	मनुनी mánunī	मनूनि / मनु¹ / मनू¹ mánūni / mánu¹ / mánū¹
Accusative	मनु mánu	मनुनी mánunī	मनूनि / मनु¹ / मनू¹ mánūni / mánu¹ / mánū¹
Instrumental	मनुना / मन्वा¹ mánunā / mánvā¹	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभिः mánubhiḥ
Dative	मनुने / मनवे¹ / मन्वे¹ mánune / mánave¹ / mánve¹	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ
Ablative	मनुनः / मनोः¹ / मन्वः¹ mánunaḥ / mánoḥ¹ / mánvaḥ¹	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ
Genitive	मनुनः / मनोः¹ / मन्वः¹ mánunaḥ / mánoḥ¹ / mánvaḥ¹	मनुनोः mánunoḥ	मनूनाम् mánūnām
Locative	मनुनि / मनौ¹ mánuni / mánau¹	मनुनोः mánunoḥ	मनुषु mánuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

मनु • (mánu) stem, m

1. man, mankind

   Synonyms: मनुष्य (manuṣya), पुरुष (puruṣa)

2. Manu, the progenitor of mankind
3. thought (= मनस् (mánas))
4. a sacred text, prayer, incantation, spell (= मन्त्र (mántra))
5. a name of Agni
6. name of Rudra
7. name of Kṛśā-śva
8. (in the plural) mental powers

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of मनु (mánu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मनुः mánuḥ	मनू mánū	मनवः mánavaḥ
Vocative	मनो máno	मनू mánū	मनवः mánavaḥ
Accusative	मनुम् mánum	मनू mánū	मनून् mánūn
Instrumental	मनुना / मन्वा¹ mánunā / mánvā¹	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभिः mánubhiḥ
Dative	मनवे / मन्वे¹ mánave / mánve¹	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ
Ablative	मनोः / मन्वः¹ mánoḥ / mánvaḥ¹	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ
Genitive	मनोः / मन्वः¹ mánoḥ / mánvaḥ¹	मन्वोः mánvoḥ	मनूनाम् mánūnām
Locative	मनौ mánau	मन्वोः mánvoḥ	मनुषु mánuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Tamil: மனு (maṉu)

Noun

मनु • (mánu) stem, f

1. Manu's wife (= मनावी (manāvī))
2. cultivated fenugreek (Trigonella balansae, syn. Trigonella corniculata)

Declension

Feminine u-stem declension of मनु (mánu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मनुः mánuḥ	मनू mánū	मनवः mánavaḥ
Vocative	मनो máno	मनू mánū	मनवः mánavaḥ
Accusative	मनुम् mánum	मनू mánū	मनूः mánūḥ
Instrumental	मन्वा mánvā	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभिः mánubhiḥ
Dative	मनवे / मन्वै¹ mánave / mánvai¹	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ
Ablative	मनोः / मन्वाः¹ / मन्वै² mánoḥ / mánvāḥ¹ / mánvai²	मनुभ्याम् mánubhyām	मनुभ्यः mánubhyaḥ
Genitive	मनोः / मन्वाः¹ / मन्वै² mánoḥ / mánvāḥ¹ / mánvai²	मन्वोः mánvoḥ	मनूनाम् mánūnām
Locative	मनौ / मन्वाम्¹ mánau / mánvām¹	मन्वोः mánvoḥ	मनुषु mánuṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मनु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0784/2.