मन्या

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mon- (neck, nape). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *monis (neck), Proto-Germanic *manō (mane) (whence English mane),[1] Ancient Greek μάννος (mánnos, necklace).

Pronunciation

Noun

मन्या॑ • (mányā) stemf

  1. nape; back of the neck

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मन्या॑
singular dual plural
nominative मन्या॑ (mányā) मन्ये॑ (mánye) मन्याः॑ (mányāḥ)
accusative मन्या॑म् (mányām) मन्ये॑ (mánye) मन्याः॑ (mányāḥ)
instrumental मन्य॑या (mányayā)
मन्या॑¹ (mányā¹)
मन्या॑भ्याम् (mányābhyām) मन्या॑भिः (mányābhiḥ)
dative मन्या॑यै (mányāyai) मन्या॑भ्याम् (mányābhyām) मन्या॑भ्यः (mányābhyaḥ)
ablative मन्या॑याः (mányāyāḥ)
मन्या॑यै² (mányāyai²)
मन्या॑भ्याम् (mányābhyām) मन्या॑भ्यः (mányābhyaḥ)
genitive मन्या॑याः (mányāyāḥ)
मन्या॑यै² (mányāyai²)
मन्य॑योः (mányayoḥ) मन्या॑नाम् (mányānām)
locative मन्या॑याम् (mányāyām) मन्य॑योः (mányayoḥ) मन्या॑सु (mányāsu)
vocative मन्ये॑ (mánye) मन्ये॑ (mánye) मन्याः॑ (mányāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Konkani: मान (mān)
  • Marathi: मान (mān)
  • Romani: men (Neck)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “mányā-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 313

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