মন

Assamese

Alternative forms

• মনাই (monai) — less common

Etymology

From Sanskrit मनस् (manas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋 (manō), Latin mens, Ancient Greek μένος (ménos) and English mind. Compare with Sylheti ꠝꠘ (mon), Bengali মন (mon), Gujarati મન (man), Malayalam മാനസം (mānasaṁ), Marathi मानस (mānas), and Telugu మనసు (manasu), Hindustani من / मन (man).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɔn]

Noun

মন • (mon) (classifier -টো)

1. mind, intellect

   কথাটো মোৰ মনত পৰিছে।

   kothatü mür monot porise.

   This thought has fallen into my mind. (I have remembered the thought/thing.)

2. (figurative) heart, feeling, emotion

   মোৰ উৰিব মন যায়।

   mür uribo mon zay.

   My heart goes to fly! (I want to fly!)

   মোৰ মনটো বেয়া!

   mür montü bea!

   My mind is bad! (I am feeling sad!)

3. soul
4. temperament
5. intention, desire

Declension

Declension of মন
nominative	মন / মনে mon / mone
genitive	মনৰ monor
nominative	মন / মনে mon / mone
accusative	মন / মনক mon / monok
dative	মনলৈ monoloi
terminative	মনলৈকে monoloike
instrumental	মনে / মনেৰে mone / monere
genitive	মনৰ monor
locative	মনত monot
Notes
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural. Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc. Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive. Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too. Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common. Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese. Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

Derived terms

• মন কৰ (mon kor)
• মন দে (mon de)
• মন মাৰ (mon mar)
• মন মাৰি থাক (mon mari thak)
• মনত পেলা (monot pela)
• মনত পৰ (monot por)

 

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मनः (manaḥ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mánas, from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋 (manō), Latin mens, Ancient Greek μένος (ménos) and English mind.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /mon/, [ˈmoːn], [ˈmon]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /mon/, [ˈmoːn], [ˈmon]

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• (poetic) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.no/
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

মন • (mon)

1. mind, heart

   Synonym: অন্তর (ontor)

   আমার মনের মানুষের সনে।

   amar moner manuśer śone.

   With the man of my heart [God].

   –Lalon Fakir

   জন গণ মন

   jon gon mon

   Jana Gana Mana

Inflection

Inflection of মন
nominative	মন mon
objective	মন / মনকে mon (semantically general or indefinite) / monke (semantically definite)
genitive	মনের moner
locative	মনে mone
	Indefinite forms
nominative	মন mon
objective	মন / মনকে mon (semantically general or indefinite) / monke (semantically definite)
genitive	মনের moner
locative	মনে mone
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	মনটা , মনটি monṭa (colloquial), monṭi (formal)		মনগুলা, মনগুলো mongula (colloquial), mongulo (formal)
objective	মনটা, মনটি monṭa (colloquial), monṭi (formal)		মনগুলা, মনগুলো mongula (colloquial), mongulo (formal)
genitive	মনটার, মনটির monṭar (colloquial), monṭir (formal)		মনগুলার, মনগুলোর mongular (colloquial), mongulor (formal)
locative	মনটাতে / মনটায়, মনটিতে monṭate / monṭay (colloquial), monṭite (formal)		মনগুলাতে / মনগুলায়, মনগুলোতে mongulate / mongulay (colloquial), mongulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• mana (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• मन (Devanagari script)
• මන (Sinhalese script)
• မန or မၼ (Burmese script)
• มน or มะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ມນ or ມະນະ (Lao script)
• មន (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄚 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

• manas (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀦𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• मनस् (Devanagari script)
• মনস্ (Bengali script)
• මනස් (Sinhalese script)
• မနသ် or မၼသ် (Burmese script)
• มนสฺ or มะนัส (Thai script)
• ᨾᨶᩈ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ມນສ຺ or ມະນັສ (Lao script)
• មនស៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄚𑄥𑄴 (Chakma script)

Noun

মন m or n

1. Bengali script form of mana (“mind”)
2. Bengali script form of mana, which is vocative singular of মনস্ (manas, “mind”)