मन्यु

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *manyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *manyúš. Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (maⁱniiu), 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (aŋra.maⁱniiu) (whence English Angra Mainyu).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐn.jú/, [mɐj̃.jú]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐn̪.ju/

Noun

मन्यु • (manyú) stem, m

1. mind, spirit
2. mood
3. passion
4. anger
5. sorrow

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of मन्यु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मन्युः (manyúḥ)	मन्यू (manyū́)	मन्यवः (manyávaḥ)
vocative	मन्यो (mányo)	मन्यू (mányū)	मन्यवः (mányavaḥ)
accusative	मन्युम् (manyúm)	मन्यू (manyū́)	मन्यून् (manyū́n)
instrumental	मन्युना (manyúnā) मन्य्वा¹ (manyvā́¹)	मन्युभ्याम् (manyúbhyām)	मन्युभिः (manyúbhiḥ)
dative	मन्यवे (manyáve)	मन्युभ्याम् (manyúbhyām)	मन्युभ्यः (manyúbhyaḥ)
ablative	मन्योः (manyóḥ)	मन्युभ्याम् (manyúbhyām)	मन्युभ्यः (manyúbhyaḥ)
genitive	मन्योः (manyóḥ)	मन्य्वोः (manyvóḥ)	मन्यूनाम् (manyūnā́m)
locative	मन्यौ (manyaú)	मन्य्वोः (manyvóḥ)	मन्युषु (manyúṣu)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मन्यु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 786, column 3.