manu

See also: Manu, Man U, ma nữ, and mānu

Brooke's Point Palawano

Pronoun

manu

  1. (interrogative) why

Dibabawon Manobo

Pronoun

manu

  1. (interrogative) how much

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manu (plural manumanu)

  1. bird (animal)

Finnish

Noun

manu

  1. (colloquial) studio director

Declension
Inflection of manu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative manu manut
genitive manun manujen
partitive manua manuja
illative manuun manuihin
singular plural
nominative manu manut
accusative nom. manu manut
gen. manun
genitive manun manujen
partitive manua manuja
inessive manussa manuissa
elative manusta manuista
illative manuun manuihin
adessive manulla manuilla
ablative manulta manuilta
allative manulle manuille
essive manuna manuina
translative manuksi manuiksi
instructive — manuin
abessive manutta manuitta
comitative — manuineen

Synonyms

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manu

  1. bird (animal)

Kanakanabu

Noun

manu

  1. child

Kapingamarangi

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manu

  1. bird (animal)

Kichwa

Noun

manu

  1. debt

References

Lamboya

Noun

manu

  1. chicken
  • Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “manu”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 65

Latin

Noun

manū f

  1. ablative singular of manus

Latvian

Pronoun

manu

  1. accusative singular masculine form of mans
  2. instrumental singular masculine form of mans
  3. genitive plural masculine form of mans
  4. accusative singular feminine form of mans
  5. instrumental singular feminine form of mans
  6. genitive plural feminine form of mans

Verb

manu

  1. 1st person singular present indicative form of manīt

Lindu

Noun

manu

  1. chicken

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manu

  1. bird (animal)
  2. (figuratively) a person held in high esteem

References
  • "manu", Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary,

Mori Bawah

Noun

manu

  1. bird; chicken

References
  • The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 685

Mussau-Emira

Noun

manu

  1. water

References
  • J. &. M. Brown., Mussau grammar essentials (2007)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *manō, from Proto-Indo-European *mono- (“neck”). Near cognates include Old Norse mǫn and Old High German mana.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑnu/

Noun

manu f

  1. mane

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manu

  1. bird (animal)

Derived terms

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manu

  1. bird (animal)

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin manus. Compare Catalan mà, French main, Galician man, Italian mano, Occitan man, Portuguese mão, Romanian mână, Spanish mano.

Noun

manu

  1. hand

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin manus (“hand”).

Noun

manu f (plural manu)

  1. hand

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Austronesian *manuk.

Noun

manu

  1. bird (animal)

Tongan

Noun

manu

  1. animal
    Pamphlets in the Tonga language, "Koe Hisitolia o Natula", page 58:
    Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—
    1. Koe manu nima ua (Bimana)
    There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—
    1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)

Derived terms
  • manu buna/manubuna
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