मनन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मनन (manana).

Noun

मनन • (manan) m

1. meditation, contemplation, pondering

Declension

Declension of मनन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मनन manan	मनन manan
oblique	मनन manan	मननों mananõ
vocative	मनन manan	मननो manano

Derived terms

• मनन करना (manan karnā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মনন (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬦᬦ (Balinese script)
• মনন (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰡𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀦𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• မနန (Burmese script)
• મનન (Gujarati script)
• ਮਨਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌨𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦤꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂢𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಮನನ (Kannada script)
• មនន (Khmer script)
• ມນນ (Lao script)
• മനന (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᠨᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘡𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠨᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧁𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐣𑐣 (Newa script)
• ମନନ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢥꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆤𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖡𑖡 (Siddham script)
• මනන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩯𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚝𑚝 (Takri script)
• மநந (Tamil script)
• మనన (Telugu script)
• มนน (Thai script)
• མ་ན་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒢𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨝𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From *men- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.nɐ́.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.n̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

मनन • (manána) stem, n

1. thinking , reflection , meditation , thought , intelligence
2. understanding ( esp. intrinsic knowledge or science , as one of the faculties connected with the senses
3. homage , reverence

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मनन (manána)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मननम् manánam	मनने manáne	मननानि / मनना¹ manánāni / manánā¹
Vocative	मनन mánana	मनने mánane	मननानि / मनना¹ mánanāni / mánanā¹
Accusative	मननम् manánam	मनने manáne	मननानि / मनना¹ manánāni / manánā¹
Instrumental	मननेन manánena	मननाभ्याम् manánābhyām	मननैः / मननेभिः¹ manánaiḥ / manánebhiḥ¹
Dative	मननाय manánāya	मननाभ्याम् manánābhyām	मननेभ्यः manánebhyaḥ
Ablative	मननात् manánāt	मननाभ्याम् manánābhyām	मननेभ्यः manánebhyaḥ
Genitive	मननस्य manánasya	मननयोः manánayoḥ	मननानाम् manánānām
Locative	मनने manáne	मननयोः manánayoḥ	मननेषु manáneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Tamil: மனனம் (maṉaṉam)