manussa

Pali

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manus.sa/

Noun

manussa m

  1. man, human being

Declension

Declension table of "manussa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)manussomanussā
Accusative (second)manussaṃmanusse
Instrumental (third)manussenamanussehi or manussebhi
Dative (fourth)manussassa or manussāya or manussatthaṃmanussānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)manussasmā or manussamhā or manussāmanussehi or manussebhi
Genitive (sixth)manussassamanussānaṃ
Locative (seventh)manussasmiṃ or manussamhi or manussemanussesu
Vocative (calling)manussamanussā

Derived terms

  • amanussa

Descendants

  • → Burmese: မနုဿ (ma.nu.ssa.)
  • → Khmer: មនុស្ស (mɔnuh)
  • → Lao: ມະນຸດ (ma nut)
  • → Old Javanese: mānuṣa

Further reading

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “manussa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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