Manu
English
Proper noun
Manu
- (Hinduism) A title accorded the progenitor of mankind, first king to rule this earth, who saves mankind from the universal flood.
- 1988, Hermann Oldenberg, Shridhar B. Shrotri, The Religion of the Veda, p. 138:
- Agni is the one who is introduced by Manu, who is kindled by Manu; one requests him to rule at the present sacrifice, as he had done it for Manu, when he "offered the first oblation, with kindled fire, with his (attentive) heart and soul, along with the seven priests" to the gods (X, 63, 7).
- 1988, Hermann Oldenberg, Shridhar B. Shrotri, The Religion of the Veda, p. 138:
- (theosophy) the progenitor of the Aryan root race, who are said to have originated in Atlantis.
- A male given name commonly used in India.
- A male given name An abbreviation of Emmanuel.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑnu/, [ˈmɑnu]
- Rhymes: -ɑnu
- Hyphenation: Ma‧nu
Declension
Inflection of Manu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Manu | Manut | |
genitive | Manun | Manujen | |
partitive | Manua | Manuja | |
illative | Manuun | Manuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Manu | Manut | |
accusative | nom. | Manu | Manut |
gen. | Manun | ||
genitive | Manun | Manujen | |
partitive | Manua | Manuja | |
inessive | Manussa | Manuissa | |
elative | Manusta | Manuista | |
illative | Manuun | Manuihin | |
adessive | Manulla | Manuilla | |
ablative | Manulta | Manuilta | |
allative | Manulle | Manuille | |
essive | Manuna | Manuina | |
translative | Manuksi | Manuiksi | |
instructive | — | Manuin | |
abessive | Manutta | Manuitta | |
comitative | — | Manuineen |
Hawaiian
Etymology
manu (“bird”), also a short form of compound names containing this word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.nu/, [ˈmɐnu]
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Manu occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 14 women and 26 men.
Maori
Etymology
manu (“bird”), also a short form of compound names containing this word.
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