Word Origins
Words starting with m
| Word | Origins |
|---|---|
| mind |
-noun
Indian Tamil word for it is manam.
am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.
Indian Sanskrit word for it
is manas.
Indian Hindi word for it is man.
English mind
derives from above Indian words. |
| minded |
-adjective
Indian Tamil manam
means ‘mind‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.
Indian Sanskrit manas
also means ‘mind‘.
Indian Hindi man also
means ‘mind‘.
English minded
derives from above Indian words. |
| minder |
-noun
Indian Tamil manam
means ‘mind‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.
Indian Sanskrit manas
also means ‘mind‘.
Indian Hindi man also
means ‘mind‘.
English minder
derives from above Indian words. |
| mindful |
-adjective
Indian Tamil manam
means ‘mind‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.
Indian Sanskrit manas
also means ‘mind‘.
Indian Hindi man also
means ‘mind‘.
English mindful
derives from above Indian words. |
| mindfully |
-adverb
Indian Tamil manam
means ‘mind‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.
Indian Sanskrit manas
also means ‘mind‘.
Indian Hindi man also
means ‘mind‘. |
| mindfulness |
-noun
Indian Tamil manam
means ‘mind‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.
Indian Sanskrit manas
also means ‘mind‘.
Indian Hindi man also
means ‘mind‘.
English mindfulness
derives from above Indian words. |
| minding |
-adjective
Indian Tamil manam
means ‘mind‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.
Indian Sanskrit manas
also means ‘mind‘.
Indian Hindi man also
means ‘mind‘.
English minding
derives from above Indian words. |
| minding |
-verb
Indian Tamil manam
means ‘mind‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.
Indian Sanskrit manas
also means ‘mind‘.
Indian Hindi man also
means ‘mind‘.
English minding
derives from above Indian words. |
| mindless |
-adjective
Indian Tamil manam
means ‘mind‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.
Indian Sanskrit manas
also means ‘mind‘.
Indian Hindi man also
means ‘mind‘.
English mindless
derives from above Indian words. |
| mindliness |
-noun
Indian Tamil manam
means ‘mind‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.
Indian Sanskrit manas
also means ‘mind‘.
Indian Hindi man also
means ‘mind‘.
English mindliness
derives from above Indian words. |
| mindly |
-adjective
Indian Tamil manam
means ‘mind‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.
Indian Sanskrit manas
also means ‘mind‘.
Indian Hindi man also
means ‘mind‘.
English mindly
derives from above Indian words. |
| mindly |
-adjective
Indian Tamil manam
means ‘mind‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.
Indian Sanskrit manas
also means ‘mind‘.
Indian Hindi man also
means ‘mind‘.
English mindly
derives from above Indian words. |
| mindsman |
-noun
Man of mind
Indian Tamil manam
means ‘mind‘. am is just a suffix for neuter nouns.
Indian Sanskrit manas
also means ‘mind‘.
Indian Hindi man also
means ‘mind‘
Indian Manu,
the first mortal.
English mindsman
derives from above Indian words. |
| minister |
-noun
Indian Tamil word for it is manthiri.
Indian Hindi word for it is manthri. |
| minute |
-adjective
Indian Kannada chikka means
‘little’, ‘small’.
euskara (Basque) txiki-txiki
(pronounced as chiki-chiki) ‘minute’
derives from it. |
| mire |
-noun
Indian Tamil polivu
means ‘dust’.
vu is just a suffix for neuter nouns. The basic word is pol.
Gaelic poll ‘mire’
derives from it. |
| mistress |
-noun
Indian Tamil amma means
‘mother’
Ladino ama ‘mistress’
derives from it.
Ladino is the language of
Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe. |
| moedani |
-noun
Indian Hindi/Urdu maidaan means ‘field’.
Georgian (Kartuli ena) moedani ‘public square’ derives
from it. |
| moedani |
-noun
Indian Hindi/Urdu maidaan means ‘field’.
Georgian (Kartuli ena) moedani ‘public square’ derives
from it.
Georgia was a state of the former Russian union USSR. |
| monger |
-noun, suffix
Indian Hindi maang means ‘want’. |
| monger |
-noun, suffix
Indian Hindi maang means ‘want’.
English monger, one who wants such as warmonger,
hatemonger etc., derives from it. |
| monger (hate monger) |
hate monger -noun
Indian Hindi maang means
’demand’.
English hate monger
derives from it. |
| monger (war monger) |
war monger -noun
Indian Hindi maang means
’demand’.
English war monger
derives from it. |
| Monica |
-proper noun
Indian Tamil maanhikkam
means ‘jewel ruby’. am is just a suffix. The basic word is maanhik.
nh is our
simple symbol for one of the cerebral sounds unique to Indian languages.
Try to pronounce n with
your tongue touching the roof of your mouth, not back of your teeth. Since
English does not have this unique sound, simple n sound is used. |
| Monique |
-proper noun
Indian Tamil maanhikkam
means ‘jewel ruby’. am is just a suffix. The basic word is maanhik.
nh is our
simple symbol for one of the cerebral sounds unique to Indian languages.
Try to pronounce n with
your tongue touching the roof of your mouth, not back of your teeth. Since
French does not have this unique sound, simple n sound is used. |
| month |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit word for it
is maasah.
Indian Hindi word for it is maas.
Spanish mes
derives from above Indian words.
Ladino mez also
derives from it.
Ladino is the language of
Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe.
Sephardic (pronounced as Sefardic)
derives from Indian Hindi/Urdu safari ‘travel’. |
| month |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit word for it is maasah. ah is
just a suffix for nouns.
Indian Hindi word for it is maas.
Spanish mes derives from above Indian words.
Ladino (language of Sephardic [wandering] Jews in Europe) mez also
derives from above Indian words
French mois also derives from above Indian words. |
| mother |
-noun
Indian Sanskrit word for her
is maathr.
Gaelic mathair.
derives from it. |
| mother (spiritual) |
spiritual mother -noun
Indian Tamil amma means
‘mother’.
Greek amma (ama)
‘spiritual mother’ derives from it. Syrian amma (ama) ‘spiritual mother’ also derives from it.
affectionate towards one’s
mother -adjective
Indian Tamil amma means
‘mother’.
euskara (Basque) amakoi
‘affectionate towards one’s own mother’ derives from it. amakor ‘affectionate towards one’s own mother’ also derives from it. |
| mother (to be very attached to |
to be very attached to
one’s mother -verb transitive
Indian Tamil amma means
‘mother’. |
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