person meaning in Sanskrit
पुरुष puruṣa
/ˈpɜː.sən//ˈpɜɹ.sən/
person in Sanskrit: पुरुष (puruṣa), मनुष्य (manuṣya), मानव (mānava), जन (jana). In English, person means an individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.
Sanskrit words for person
- individual
- पुरुष puruṣa, मनुष्य manuṣya
- specifically a human being — see also human, human being, man
- मनुष्य manuṣya, मानव mānava, जन jana
English meaning of person
- noun An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.
- noun A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic representation; an assumed character.
- noun Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.
- noun Any sapient or socially intelligent being.
person in a sentence
- Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.
- Jack's always been a dog person, but I prefer cats.
- I was able to speak to a technical support person and get the problem solved.
Synonyms of person
person in other languages
- person in Hindi
- person in Tamil
- person in Marathi
- person in Urdu
- person in Bengali
- person in Telugu
- person in Malayalam
- person in Kannada
- person in Punjabi
- person in Gujarati
- person in Odia
- person in Sinhala
- person in Assamese
- person in Nepali
- person in Pashto
- person in Tagalog
- person in Arabic
- person in Malay
- person in Indonesian
- person in Persian
- person in Thai
- person in Vietnamese
- person in Myanmar
Questions about person in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of person in Sanskrit?
- Person in Sanskrit is पुरुष (puruṣa), मनुष्य (manuṣya), मानव (mānava), जन (jana).
- person इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Person: पुरुष (puruṣa), मनुष्य (manuṣya), मानव (mānava), जन (jana).
- What does person mean in English?
- Person means an individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: person (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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