Man'uとは 意味・読み方・使い方

固有名詞

Manu

1. (Hinduism) A title accorded to the progenitor of mankind, first king to rule this earth, who saves mankind from the universal flood.
   • 1988, Hermann Oldenberg; Shridhar B. Shrotri, The Religion of the Veda, page 138:

     Agni is the one who is introduced by Manu, who is kindled by Manu; one requests him to rule at the present sacrifice, as he had done it for Manu, when he "offered the first oblation, with kindled fire, with his (attentive) heart and soul, along with the seven priests" to the gods (X, 63, 7).

2. (theosophy) The progenitor of the Aryan root race, who are said to have originated in Atlantis.
3. A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.

語源 2

Abbreviation of Emmanuel.

固有名詞

Manu

1. A male given name.

アナグラム

• Amun, NUMA, Numa, Uman, maun