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manas

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • mänäs′
  • CMU ARPABET: M AA1 N AH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A county of Changji prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

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name

Meaning 2

A town in Manas County, Changji prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

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3

name

Meaning 3

A male given name from Hindi.

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4

name

Meaning 4

A surname from Spanish.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: chiefly theosophy

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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noun

Meaning 6

plural of mana.

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Usage: form-of, plural

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History

Etymology

From Hindi मानस (mānas).

Borrowed from Spanish Mañas.

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

See mana.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 瑪納斯 /玛纳斯 (Mǎnàsī) — county and town in Xinjiang, China
  • Uyghur: ماناس (manas) — county and town in Xinjiang, China