𑘦𑘰𑘡𑘳𑘭

Old Marathi

Alternative forms

• 𑘦𑘰𑘜𑘳𑘭 (māṇusa)

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (maṇussa) (compare 𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀼𑀲 (māṇusa), from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣyá) (compare मानुष (mā́nuṣa)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“man”). Doublet of 𑘦𑘡𑘳𑘏𑘿𑘧 (manukhya).

Noun

𑘦𑘰𑘡𑘳𑘭 (mānusa) m or n (Devanagari मानुस)

1. human, person
2. man

Descendants

• Marathi: माणूस (māṇūs) (from the alternative form 𑘦𑘰𑘜𑘳𑘭 (māṇusa))

References

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “मानुस”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan