मनन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मनन (manana).

Noun

मनन • (mananm

  1. meditation, contemplation, pondering

Declension

Declension of मनन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मनन
manan
मनन
manan
oblique मनन
manan
मननों
mananõ
vocative मनन
manan
मननो
manano

Derived terms

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From *men- (to think).

Pronunciation

Noun

म॒नन॑ • (manána) stemn

  1. thinking , reflection , meditation , thought , intelligence
  2. understanding ( esp. intrinsic knowledge or science , as one of the faculties connected with the senses
  3. homage , reverence

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of म॒नन॑
singular dual plural
nominative म॒नन॑म् (manánam) म॒नने॑ (manáne) म॒नना॑नि (manánāni)
म॒नना॑¹ (manánā¹)
accusative म॒नन॑म् (manánam) म॒नने॑ (manáne) म॒नना॑नि (manánāni)
म॒नना॑¹ (manánā¹)
instrumental म॒नने॑न (manánena) म॒नना॑भ्याम् (manánābhyām) म॒ननैः॑ (manánaiḥ)
म॒नने॑भिः¹ (manánebhiḥ¹)
dative म॒नना॑य (manánāya) म॒नना॑भ्याम् (manánābhyām) म॒नने॑भ्यः (manánebhyaḥ)
ablative म॒नना॑त् (manánāt) म॒नना॑भ्याम् (manánābhyām) म॒नने॑भ्यः (manánebhyaḥ)
genitive म॒नन॑स्य (manánasya) म॒नन॑योः (manánayoḥ) म॒नना॑नाम् (manánānām)
locative म॒नने॑ (manáne) म॒नन॑योः (manánayoḥ) म॒नने॑षु (manáneṣu)
vocative मन॑न (mánana) मन॑ने (mánane) मन॑नानि (mánanāni)
मन॑ना¹ (mánanā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Tamil: மனனம் (maṉaṉam)