maṇi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mani"

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मणि (maṇi).

Noun

maṇi

  1. pearl
  2. gem

Alternative forms

  • , ꦩꦤꦶ, ᬫᬡᬶ
  • maṇik, ꦩꦟꦶꦏ꧀, ᬫᬡᬶᬓ᭄

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦩꦤꦶꦏ꧀ (manik)
  • → Balinese: ᬫᬡᬷᬓ᭄ (manik)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀫𑀡𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • मणि (Devanagari script)
  • মণি (Bengali script)
  • මණි (Sinhalese script)
  • မဏိ or မꧣိ (Burmese script)
  • มณิ or มะณิ (Thai script)
  • ᨾᨱᩥ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມຓິ or ມະຓິ (Lao script)
  • មណិ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄕𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मणि (maṇi). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀺 (maṇi).

Noun

maṇi m

  1. jewel; gem

Declension

Declension table of "maṇi" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)maṇimaṇayo or maṇī
Accusative (second)maṇiṃmaṇayo or maṇī
Instrumental (third)maṇināmaṇīhi or maṇībhi
Dative (fourth)maṇissa or maṇinomaṇīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)maṇismā or maṇimhāmaṇīhi or maṇībhi
Genitive (sixth)maṇissa or maṇinomaṇīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)maṇismiṃ or maṇimhimaṇīsu
Vocative (calling)maṇimaṇayo or maṇī

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “maṇi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 516
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maṇí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 557
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