manussa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• मनुस्स (Devanagari script)
• মনুস্স (Bengali script)
• මනුස‍්ස (Sinhalese script)
• မနုဿ or မၼုသ်သ (Burmese script)
• มนุสฺส or มะนุสสะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨶᩩᩔ (Tai Tham script)
• ມນຸສ຺ສ or ມະນຸສສະ or ມະນຸດສະ (Lao script)
• មនុស្ស (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄚𑄪𑄥𑄴𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /manus.sa/

Noun

manussa m

1. man, human being

Declension

Declension table of "manussa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	manusso	manussā
Accusative (second)	manussaṃ	manusse
Instrumental (third)	manussena	manussehi or manussebhi
Dative (fourth)	manussassa or manussāya or manussatthaṃ	manussānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	manussasmā or manussamhā or manussā	manussehi or manussebhi
Genitive (sixth)	manussassa	manussānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	manussasmiṃ or manussamhi or manusse	manussesu
Vocative (calling)	manussa	manussā

Derived terms

• amanussa

Descendants

• → Burmese: မနုဿ (ma.nu.ssa.)
• → Khmer: មនុស្ស (mɔnuh)
• → Lao: ມະນຸດ (ma nut)
• → Old Javanese: mānuṣa
  • Javanese: ꦩꦤꦸꦁꦱ (manungsa)
  • → Balinese: ᬫᬵᬦᬸᬱ (manusa)

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “manussa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead