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manas

manas noun: the mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals. Also the plural of mana.

Noun

manas (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly theosophy) The mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Manas

Manas

  1. A county of Changji prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
    • Murder convict Li Xinming's wife delivered a third baby intentionally, and the (Lanzhouwan) Township Government in Manas County subsequently made a decision on dealing with the latter.1995 [1991 April 25], “Man Executed for Family Planning-Related Murder”, in China Since Tiananmen, Urumqi: Xinjiang Province Television Network, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, M.E. Sharpe...
    • In the western part of the prefecture, cities like Changji and Manas grew quickly; smaller towns in the east of the prefecture like Qitai and Jimsar also saw increases in their populations, aided by improved roads linking these areas to the regional capital of Urumqi.1998, Linda Benson, Ingvar Svanberg, China's Last Nomads, M. E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 165
  2. A town in Manas County, Changji prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Manas

Manas

  1. A male given name from Hindi.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Manas

Manas (plural Manases)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Also used as

manas is also the plural of mana.

Synonyms of manas

Forms of manas

alternative formManass
pluralManases

Origin of manas

From Sanskrit मनस् (manas, “mind”). Doublet of mind.

See mana.

From Hindi मानस (mānas).

Words formed from manas

  • manasic
  • Manas River
  • Manas River Basin

Phrases with manas

Questions about manas

What does manas mean?
Manas means the mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals.
What part of speech is manas?
Manas can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near manas in the dictionary

  1. manarveled
  2. manarveling
  3. manarvelled
  4. manarvelling
  5. manarvels
  6. manas
  7. Manas Vihar
  8. Manasa
  9. Manasaputra
  10. Manasaputras
  11. Manasarovar

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