मनमाना

Hindi

Etymology

From मन (man, “mind; heart, seat of the emotions”) +‎ माना (mānā, “assented, agreed”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /mən.mɑː.nɑː/, [mɐ̃n.mäː.näː]

Adjective

मनमाना • (manmānā)

pleasing, agreeable, soothing
मनमाने ढंग से ― manmāne ḍhaṅg se ― happily, agreeably
optional, arbitrary

Declension

Declension of *मनमाना* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	मनमाना manmānā	मनमाने manmāne	मनमानी manmānī	मनमानी manmānī
oblique	मनमाने manmāne	मनमाने manmāne	मनमानी manmānī	मनमानी manmānī
vocative	मनमाने manmāne	मनमाने manmāne	मनमानी manmānī	मनमानी manmānī

Noun

मनमाना • (manmānā) m

sweetheart, darling

Declension

Declension of *मनमाना* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	मनमाना manmānā	मनमाने manmāne
oblique	मनमाने manmāne	मनमानों manmānõ
vocative	मनमाने manmāne	मनमानो manmāno

Related terms

मनमाना करना (manmānā karnā)
मनमानी (manmānī)
मनमाने (manmāne)
मनमानता (manmāntā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press