មនុឞ្យ

Old Khmer

Variant forms
Latin manuṣya‍
Pallava ‍

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit មនុឞ្យ (manuṣya, “human, human being”). Compare Pali manussa. Cognate with Malay manusia (“human”), Indonesian manusia (“human”), Javanese ꦩꦤꦸꦁꦱ (manungsa, “human, mankind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mnʊh/

Noun

មនុឞ្យ (manuṣya)

  1. human, human being, man; humankind, mankind.
  2. the world of men, the human world (manuṣyaloka).

Derived terms

  • ភាវមនុឞ្យ (“bhāvamanuṣya”)

Descendants

  • Khmer: មនុស្ស (mɔnuh)
  • Lao: ມະນຸດ (ma nut)
  • Thai: มนุษย์ (má-nút)
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