पुंस्
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
- পুংস্ (Assamese script)
- ᬧᬸᬂᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
- পুংস্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰲𑰽𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀼𑀁𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- ပုံသ် (Burmese script)
- પુંસ્ (Gujarati script)
- ਪੁਂਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦸꦁꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂳𑂁𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಪುಂಸ್ (Kannada script)
- បុំស៑ (Khmer script)
- ປຸໍສ຺ (Lao script)
- പുംസ് (Malayalam script)
- ᢀ᠋ᢒᡠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘳𑘽𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᢀ᠋ᢒᠤᠰ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧔𑧞𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐸𑑄𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
- ପୁଂସ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢦꢸꢀꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆶𑆁𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖲𑖽𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
- පුංස් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰𑩒𑪖𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚰𑚫𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
- புஂஸ் (Tamil script)
- పుంస్ (Telugu script)
- ปุํสฺ (Thai script)
- པུཾ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒳𑓀𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑨃𑨸𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *péwmōs ~ *pumsés. Related to Latin pūbēs.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]पुंस् • (púṃs) stem, m
- a man, male being
- (grammar) a masculine word
- a human being
- soul, spirit
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:आत्मन्
- a servant, attendant
Declension
[edit] Masculine irregular declension of पुंस् (púṃs)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | पुमान् (púmān) | पुमांसौ (púmāṃsau), पुमांसा (púmāṃsā) (Vedic) | पुमांसः (púmāṃsaḥ) |
| Vocative | पुमन् (púman), पुमः (púmaḥ) (Rigvedic) | पुमांसौ (púmāṃsau), पुमांसा (púmāṃsā) (Vedic) | पुमांसः (púmāṃsaḥ) |
| Accusative | पुमांसम् (púmāṃsam) | पुमांसौ (púmāṃsau), पुमांसा (púmāṃsā) (Vedic) | पुंसः (puṃsáḥ) |
| Instrumental | पुंसा (puṃsā́) | पुम्भ्याम् (pumbhyā́m) | पुम्भिः (pumbhíḥ) |
| Dative | पुंसे (puṃsé) | पुम्भ्याम् (pumbhyā́m) | पुम्भ्यः (pumbhyáḥ) |
| Ablative | पुंसः (puṃsáḥ) | पुम्भ्याम् (pumbhyā́m) | पुम्भ्यः (pumbhyáḥ) |
| Genitive | पुंसः (puṃsáḥ) | पुंसोः (puṃsóḥ) | पुंसाम् (puṃsā́m) |
| Locative | पुंसि (puṃsí) | पुंसोः (puṃsóḥ) | पुंसु (puṃsú) |
Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Root
[edit]पुंस् • (puṃs)
References
[edit]- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “púmām̐s”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 144
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “pūbēs”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 495
Further reading
[edit]- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “पुंस्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Monier Williams (1899) “पुंस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 630, column 3.