ਮਨੁੱਖ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਮਨੁੱਛ (manuccha)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya), from Proto-Indo-European *man-. Doublet of ਮਾਣਸ (māṇas), ਮੁਣਸ (muṇas), ਮੁਣਸੜਾ (muṇsaṛā). Compare Saraiki مُڑَس (muṛas, “human being; man; husband”).

Noun

ਮਨੁੱਖ • (manukkha) m (Shahmukhi spelling منکھ)

  1. human being, person
  2. man
  3. (informal) husband

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ਮਨੁੱਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
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