# मान
## Hindi
### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /mɑːn/, [mä̃ːn]

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit मान (māna), from मा (mā, “measure”).

#### Noun

मान • (mān) m (Urdu spelling مان)
* measuring, measurement
* a measure (how much; quantity, amount, value)
    Synonym: परिमाण (parimāṇ)
    मान ज्ञात करना ― mān jñāt karnā ― to calculate/derive a value
    एक कप गेहूँ का मान क्या है?ek kap gehū̃ kā mān kyā hai?How much wheat is in one cup?
* standard
    स्वर्ण चलन मान ― svarṇ calan mān ― gold currency standard

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मान (māna), from मन् (man, “think, believe”).

#### Noun

मान • (mān) m (Urdu spelling مان)
* respect
    Synonyms: इज़्ज़त (izzat), आदर (ādar)
    Antonym: अपमान (apmān)
** self-respect; self-esteem
* pride, ego
* (literature) a period of distress experienced by a heroine

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

Inflection of मानना (mānnā, “to accept, agree”).

#### Verb

मान • (mān) (Urdu spelling مان)
* inflection of मानना (mānnā):
** stem
** second-person singular present imperative

### References

* McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
* Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

## Konkani
### Etymology

From Sanskrit मन्या (manyā, “nape”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“neck”). Compare English mane. Cognate with Marathi मान (mān).

### Noun

मान • (mān) (Latin script man, Kannada script ಮಾನ)
* back of the neck

## Marathi
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /man/

### Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मन्या (manyā, “nape”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“neck”). Compare English mane. Cognate with Konkani मान (mān).

#### Noun

मान • (mān) f
* (anatomy) the back of the neck

#### See also

* घसा (ghasā, “throat”)
* गळा (gaḷā)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मान (māna).

#### Noun

मान • (mān) m
* respect
    Synonym: आदर (ādar)
    Antonyms: अपमान (apmān), अनादर (anādar), अवमान (avmān)

##### Derived terms

* मान देणे (mān deṇe, “to respect”)

### References

* Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
* Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
* Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “मान”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* māna (Latin script)
* 𑀫𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
* মান (Bengali script)
* මාන (Sinhalese script)
* မာန or မႃၼ (Burmese script)
* มาน or มานะ (Thai script)
* ᨾᩣᨶ (Tai Tham script)
* ມານ or ມານະ (Lao script)
* មាន (Khmer script)
* 𑄟𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

### Noun

मान m
* Devanagari script form of māna (“pride”)

#### Declension
## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* মান (Assamese script)
* ᬫᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
* মান (Bengali script)
* 𑰦𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀫𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
* မာန (Burmese script)
* માન (Gujarati script)
* ਮਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌮𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
* ꦩꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
* 𑂧𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
* ಮಾನ (Kannada script)
* មាន (Khmer script)
* ມານ (Lao script)
* മാന (Malayalam script)
* ᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘦𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
* ᠮᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧆𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐩𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
* ମାନ (Odia script)
* ꢪꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆩𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
* 𑖦𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
* මාන (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩴𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚢𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
* மாந (Tamil script)
* మాన (Telugu script)
* มาน (Thai script)
* མཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
* 𑒧𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨢𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /mɑ́ː.nɐ/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /ˈmɑː.n̪ɐ/

### Etymology 1

Vṛddhi derivative of मन् (man, “to think; to form a thought”, root) +‎ -अ (-a) (nominalization suffix).

#### Noun

मान • (māna) stem, m
* opinion; notion; conception; idea
* purpose; wish; design
* (also in the neuter) consideration; regard; respect; honour
* a wounded sense of honour (anger or indignation excited by jealousy, caprice, or sulking)
* pride; self-respect
* self-conceit; arrogance; pride (in the negative sense)
** c. 1 CE – 200 CE, Vimalakīrtinirdeśa 7.1:मानगतिं च दर्शयति सेतुसंक्रामभृतश् च भवति सर्वलोकस्य ।mānagatiṃ ca darśayati setusaṃkrāmabhṛtaś ca bhavati sarvalokasya.He seems to be giving way to pride, and meanwhile he serves as a bridge and a passage for everyone.

##### Derived terms

* मानधन (mānadhana)
* माननीय (mānanīya)
* मानवती (mānavatī)
* मानहानि (mānahāni)
* मान्य (mānya)

##### Descendants

* → Hindi: मान (mān)
* → Marathi: मान (mān)
* → Tamil: மானம் (māṉam)
* → Telugu: మానము (mānamu)
* → Punjabi: ماݨ/ਮਾਣ (māṇ)

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dmáHnas.

#### Noun

मान • (māna) stem, m
* a building; dwelling
* altar

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

From मा (mā, “to measure; to mete out”, root) +‎ -अन (-ana, nominalization suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-.

#### Noun

मान • (māna) stem, n
* measuring; meting out
* measure; measuring standard (such as a cord)
* dimension; size; length (in space or time)
* form; appearance
* likeness; resemblance

##### Descendants

* → Hindi: मान (mān) (learned)

### References

* Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “मानः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
* Monier Williams (1899) “मान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 809/1.