मुन्ना

See also: मनाना and मानना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀁𑀟 (muṃḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मुण्ड (muṇḍa). Cognate with Punjabi ਮੁੰਡਾ (muṇḍā), ਮੁੰਨਾ (munnā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mʊn.nɑː/, [mʊ̃n.näː]

Noun

मुन्ना • (munnā) m (feminine मुन्नी)

1. (endearing) darling, dear, boy (especially of a child)
   • 1962, “नन्हा मुन्ना राही हूँ”, in Shakeel Badayuni (lyrics), Naushad (music), Son of India, performed by Shanti Mathur:

     नन्हा मुन्ना राही हूँ
     देश का सिपाही हूँ

     nanhā munnā rāhī hū̃
     deś kā sipāhī hū̃

     I am a small darling traveller
     I am a soldier of the nation

Declension

Declension of मुन्ना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मुन्ना munnā	मुन्ने munne
oblique	मुन्ने munne	मुन्नों munnõ
vocative	मुन्ने munne	मुन्नो munno

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मुन्ना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 823