Manku, Ѳṅk, Mamku, Māṅku: 13 definitions
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureѲṅk (मङ्क�) refers to “shaking (and trembling)�, according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [after the Bhagavān emitted rays] “Then those hostile Nāgas reached that province in the sky. The Bhagavān uttered this mantra. The hostile Nāgas, having placed all flowers, fruits, crops, leaves and foliage in front of the Bhagavān, stood shaking and trembling (ṅk-ūٲ) in front of the Bhagavān�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryṅku : (adj.) confused; downcast; in low spirits.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryѲṅk, (adj.) (cp. Vedic ṅku; see on meaning Hardy in preface to Aṅguttara v. p. vi) staggering, confused, troubled, discontented Vin. II, 118; S. V, 74; Dh. 249; Nd1 150; DhA. III, 41, 359 (with Loc.).—f. pl. ṅkū Vin. I, 93.—dumṅku “staggering in a disagreeable manner, � evil-minded A. I, 98; IV, 97 (read line as “dumṅku’ya� padusseti dhūm’aggamhi va pāvako� he, staggering badly, is spoilt like the fire on the crest of smoke); V, 70; Vin. II, 196; III, 21; IV, 213; S. II, 218; Nett 50.
—bhāva discontent, moral weakness J. IV, 49; Miln. 227; DhA. III, 359.—bhūta discontented, troubled, confused Vin. II, 19; D. II, 85; A. I, 186; Dh. 263; J. V, 211; VI, 362; DhA. II, 76; a° self-possessed A. III, 40; Miln. 21, 339. (Page 513)
ṅku (မင်္က�) [(ti) (တ�)]�
[maki+u]
မĶ�+ဥ]

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryѲṅk (मङ्क�).—A blotch.
Derivable forms: ṅk� (मङ्कुः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryѲṅk (मङ्क�) or Maṅgu or Madgu.�adj., also in composition with bhāva, -bhūta (= Pali ṅku; compare also durṅku; ṅku once in Vedic, ŚB, app. staggering, [Boehtlingk and Roth], but perhaps not the same word): mentally disturbed, upset, abashed, out of countenance; all three forms are clearly variants of each other (compare pudgala: puṃgala etc., § 3.4), as is shown notably by a cliché, tūṣṇībhūto (once °tvā, پ屹Բ 633.24; not in Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ) madgubhūta� srastaskandha� adhomukho niṣpratibhāna� (پ屹Բ °pratibha�; in Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ before adho°) pradhyānaparama� (Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ °貹�) Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 7122�26; پ屹Բ 633.24, 27 (here accs.); 636.7; Բ-śٲ첹 i.48.10, in which, for madgu- of the other texts, Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 7122 reads ṅg-, or with Mironov ṅku-(v.l. ṅg-). The form madgu also in Բ-śٲ첹 i.286.5 vyāpadyate madgu� pratitiṣṭhati kopa� saṃjanayati; in ū-پ岹-վԲⲹ ii.86.2 madguvo (n. pl. f.); see also amadgu; and in ǻٳٱū 123.10 (na ca bodhisattvo) yācana- kam avahasati…na madgubhāvam (so ms., ed. em. ṅku°) asyopasaṃharati; but ṅku elsewhere in ǻٳٱū, (bhūta� ca) doṣa� (of someone else) pratichādayati, na vivṛṇoti, yenāsya syān ṅkubhāva� 254.15, so that he would be embarrassed; ṅku-bhā(vam�,lacuna) 150.4, filled by Tibetan bag ḥkhums pa, timidity, ‘little-mindedness�, and elsewhere: ṅkur bhavati, Hoernle, JRAS 1916.711 (= Pali Sn 818 ṅku hoti), is upset, disturbed (by the criticism of others); abhīru acchambhina-m (! n. sg. m. required; ‘hiatus-bridging� m?) a-ṅk-ūٲ� dṛḍha- vīrya� (Āⲹ-)Ѳñśīū첹貹 93.24. There seems to be even, once, an apparently related madgībhūta, q.v., implying a stem madga, but this is doubtful. See Pischel, SBBA 1904 pp. 816 (fol. 169a), and 823 f., for a discussion which in my opinion leads in a quite wrong direction.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲṅk (मङ्क�).—[adjective] tottering, reeling.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ѳṅk (मङ्क�):—[from ṅk] mfn. shaking, vacillating, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] (cf. durm)
2) [v.s. ...] m. blotch, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMaṃku (ಮಂಕು):—[adjective] lacking good sense; unwise; foolish; stupid.
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Maṃku (ಮಂಕು):�
1) [noun] the quality of being indistinct or hazy to the sight; blur; blurriness.
2) [noun] the quality or fact of not being eager or not willing to work or exert oneself; indolence; laziness.
3) [noun] the state or fact of being bewildered; a being at a loss; perplexity.
4) [noun] the condition or quality of being ignorant; lack of knowledge; ignorance.
5) [noun] a stupid fellow; a fool.
6) [noun] ಮಂಕಾಗು [mamkagu] maṃkāgu to become dull; to lose lustre, shiningness, glossiness; 2. to lose sharpness of the mind; to become stupid; ಮಂಕುಮಾಡು [mamkumadu] manku māḍu to make another a fool or stupid.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconѲṅk (மங்க�) [ṅkutal] 5 intransitive verb [K. maggu.]
1. To grow less; to diminish; குறைதல�. தா� மங்குத லின்மையால் [kuraithal. thaga mangutha linmaiyal] (விநாயகபு. [vinayagapu.] 80, 94).
2. To become dim, as light or eye-sight; ஒள� மழுங்குதல். [oli mazhunguthal.]
3. To grow pale; to loose lustre; நிறங� குன்றுதல�. [nirang kunruthal.]
4. To be obscured, as splendour, glory, fame; to fade, as beauty; to decline in prosperity, as a religion; to be reduced in circumstances, power or authority; பெருமை குறைதல�. [perumai kuraithal.]
5. To be deprived of freshness, as the countenance; to grow wan or sallow; வாட்டமுறுதல். [vattamuruthal.] (W.)
6. To decay; to be ruined; கெடுதல�. தீவினைத் தெவ்வெ னும் பேர் மங்க [keduthal. thivinaith thevve num per manga] (திருநற்றந்தாத� [thirunurrandathi] 19).
7. To die, perish; சாதல�. மங்கிய� முற்பவித்த� முழல்வல் லிடரில� [sathal. mangiyu murpavithu muzhalval lidaril] (திருப்போரூர்ச் சந்நித� மட்டுவிருத�. [thirupporurs sannithi mattuviruth.] 7).
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Ѳṅk (மங்க�) noun < மங்க�-. [mangu-.]
1. Ruin, loss; கேடு. [kedu.]
2. [Telugu: ṅg, K. ṅk.] Black spots on the face; வங்க�. [vangu.] (W.)
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Ѳṅk (மங்க�) noun cf. ṅkura. Polished earthen jar; சாடி. [sadi.] Local usage
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Māṅku (மாங்கு) noun The sticky coating over the body of a new-born baby; பிறந்த குழந்தையின்மேற� பற்றியிருக்கும� ஒருவகைப்பச�. [pirantha kuzhanthaiyinmer parriyirukkum oruvagaippasai.] ñ.
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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