Manas
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The mind; that which distinguishes man from the animals. uncountable
- 2 plural of mana. form-of, plural
Proper Noun
- 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."
- 2 A male given name from Hindi.
- 3 A surname from Spanish.
- 4 A town in Manas County, Changji prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit मनस् (manas, “mind”). Doublet of mind.
Etymology 2
See mana.
Etymology 3
From Hindi मानस (mānas).
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Spanish Mañas.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.