मन

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mən̪]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मनस् (manas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋‎ (manō), Latin mens, Ancient Greek μένος (ménos) and English mind. Compare with Bengali মন (môn), Assamese মন (mon), Gujarati મન (man), Malayalam മാനസം (mānasaṃ),Marathi मानस (mānas), Telugu మనసు (manasu) and Punjabi ਮਨ (man).

Noun

मन • (man) m (Urdu spelling من‎)

  1. mind, intellect
    यह विचार मेरे मन में नहीं आया था।
    yah vicār mere man mẽ nahī̃ āyā thā.
    This thought never crossed my mind.
  2. (figuratively) heart, feeling, emotion
    मन में एक ललक है।
    man mẽ ek lalak hai.
    There is a longing in my heart.
  3. soul
  4. temperament
  5. intention, desire
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • मनोक्लान्ति (manoklānti, “mental fatigue”)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मानः (mānaḥ), from the verb root मा (mā, “to measure”).

Noun

मन • (man) m

  1. maund (unit of mass equaling 40 kilograms)

References

  • McGregor, R.S, ed. The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press. 1993

Nepali

Noun

मन • (man)

  1. mind, intellect
  2. (figuratively) heart
    मन पर्नु  ―  man parnu  ―  to like
  3. emotion
  4. mood
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