manu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "manu"

Languages (28)

English

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Brooke's Point Palawano • Corsican • Dibabawon Manobo • Fijian • Finnish • Galoli • Hawaiian • Ibanag • Kanakanabu • Kapingamarangi • Kichwa • Laboya • Latin • Latvian • Lindu • Maori • Mori Bawah • Mussau-Emira • Old English • Rapa Nui • Samoan • Sardinian • Sicilian • Tahitian • Tetum • Tokelauan • Tongan

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English

Etymology

In the sense of a manufacturer; clipping of 'manufacturer'

Pronunciation

• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈmanʉː/

Noun

manu (plural manus)

1. (New Zealand, diving) A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash.
   • 2013 February 22, Elisha Rolleston, “Best water bombs: Nothin' but manus”, in Stuff‎^[1]:

     For those that don't know what a manu is, you've got your standard bomb, which everyone does, where you curl up and enter the water feet first. But a manu is when you are in a v-shape and essentially your tailbone or lower back enters the water first while you hold that v-shape.

   • 2022 February 23, Diane McCarthy, “Special space allocated for manus after near drowning”, in RNZ‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-02-23:

     An area of the outdoor pool at Whakatāne Aquatic Centre has been set aside for manus (bombing) after a nine-year-old boy nearly drowned last month.

1. (manufacturing) manufacturer
   • 2022 May 13, Le Spirit Designs, “Breaking Up with my Pin Manu?? How to Find Manufacturers on Alibaba”, in Youtube‎^[3]:
   • 2023 November 11, Keishu13, “What is this type of pin called?”, in Reddit‎^[4]:

     But I'm having trouble tracking down a manu using that term.

   • 2024 June 1, Sano Eli ✧ prismono.com🪻 (@prismonoart), Twitter‎^[5]:

     Currently waiting on just one more of the Final Fantasy Tarot Card enamel pins to finish, so my manu sent me this clip as a preview!

See also

• manu militari (etymologically unrelated)

Brooke's Point Palawano

Pronoun

manu

1. (interrogative) why

Corsican

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.nu/

Noun

manu m (plural mani)

1. hand

Further reading

• “manu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Dibabawon Manobo

Pronoun

manu

1. (interrogative) how much

Fijian

Etymology

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

Noun

manu (plural manumanu)

1. bird (animal)

Finnish

Etymology

From English manager, associated with the given name Manu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑnu/, [ˈmɑ̝nu]
• Rhymes: -ɑnu
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧nu

Noun

manu (colloquial)

1. studio director

   Synonym: studio-ohjaaja

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
abessive		manutta	manuitta
instructive		—	manuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of manu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative manuni manuni accusative nom. manuni manuni gen. manuni genitive manuni manujeni partitive manuani manujani inessive manussani manuissani elative manustani manuistani illative manuuni manuihini adessive manullani manuillani ablative manultani manuiltani allative manulleni manuilleni essive manunani manuinani translative manukseni manuikseni abessive manuttani manuittani instructive — — comitative — manuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative manusi manusi accusative nom. manusi manusi gen. manusi genitive manusi manujesi partitive manuasi manujasi inessive manussasi manuissasi elative manustasi manuistasi illative manuusi manuihisi adessive manullasi manuillasi ablative manultasi manuiltasi allative manullesi manuillesi essive manunasi manuinasi translative manuksesi manuiksesi abessive manuttasi manuittasi instructive — — comitative — manuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative manumme manumme accusative nom. manumme manumme gen. manumme genitive manumme manujemme partitive manuamme manujamme inessive manussamme manuissamme elative manustamme manuistamme illative manuumme manuihimme adessive manullamme manuillamme ablative manultamme manuiltamme allative manullemme manuillemme essive manunamme manuinamme translative manuksemme manuiksemme abessive manuttamme manuittamme instructive — — comitative — manuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative manunne manunne accusative nom. manunne manunne gen. manunne genitive manunne manujenne partitive manuanne manujanne inessive manussanne manuissanne elative manustanne manuistanne illative manuunne manuihinne adessive manullanne manuillanne ablative manultanne manuiltanne allative manullenne manuillenne essive manunanne manuinanne translative manuksenne manuiksenne abessive manuttanne manuittanne instructive — — comitative — manuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative manunsa manunsa accusative nom. manunsa manunsa gen. manunsa genitive manunsa manujensa partitive manuaan manuansa manujaan manujansa inessive manussaan manussansa manuissaan manuissansa elative manustaan manustansa manuistaan manuistansa illative manuunsa manuihinsa adessive manullaan manullansa manuillaan manuillansa ablative manultaan manultansa manuiltaan manuiltansa allative manulleen manullensa manuilleen manuillensa essive manunaan manunansa manuinaan manuinansa translative manukseen manuksensa manuikseen manuiksensa abessive manuttaan manuttansa manuittaan manuittansa instructive — — comitative — manuineen manuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• lattiamanu

 

Further reading

• “manu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[6] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• maun, muna, namu

Galoli

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk.

Noun

manu

1. bird

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.nu/, [ˈmɐ.nu]

Noun

manu

1. bird (animal)

Derived terms

• manu aloha (“parrot”)
• manu hū (“hummingbird”)
• pahu manu (“cage”)

Ibanag

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk (cf. Tagalog manok).

Noun

manû

1. chicken

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

• Nina Kinti-Moss & Nematni Baltazar Masaquiza Chango, Kichwa-English-Spanish Dictionary

Laboya

Noun

manu

1. chicken

References

• 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. inflection of mans:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
   2. genitive plural masculine/feminine

Verb

manu

1. first-person singular present indicative 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” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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-West Germanic *manu. Near cognates include Old Norse mǫn and Old High German mana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.nu/

Noun

manu f

1. mane

Declension

Strong u-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	manu	mana
accusative	manu	mana
genitive	mana	mana
dative	mana	manum

Related terms

• mene

Descendants

• Middle English: mane, mayn
  • English: mane
  • Scots: mane

Rapa Nui

Te manu.

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *manu. Cognates include Hawaiian manu and Maori manu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.nu/
• Hyphenation: ma‧nu

Noun

manu

1. bird

Derived terms

• manu tara
• manupātia
• taŋata manu

 

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 52
• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[7], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 218

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”). Compare ficu for a similar gender morphology.

Noun

manu f (plural manu)

1. The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals; a hand.
2. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.
   2. (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
      1. A round of a card game.
   3. (obsolete) A unit of measurement.

   Synonym: parmu

3. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
4. An instance of helping.

   Turi ci desi na manu ad Alisia pi mòviri i mòbbili.

   Turi gave Alisia a hand to move the furniture.

5. Handwriting; style of penmanship.
6. Personal possession; ownership.
7. (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.

   È sutta ê manu mei.

   He/she is under my hands.

Derived terms

• a manu a manu
• manata
• manijari
• manijatu
• manijàrisi
• manu dritta
• manu manca
• manu nnâ cuscienza

 

Related terms

• auricchia
• coḍḍu
• jitu
• occhiu
• pedi
• testa
• ugna
• vrazzu

 

See also

• arriminari
• minari
• minchia

 

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)

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, compare Malay manuk.

Noun

manu

1. bird
2. chicken

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈma.nu]
• Hyphenation: ma‧nu

Etymology 1

Te manu (1.1/1.2).

From Proto-Polynesian *manu. Cognates include Hawaiian manu and Samoan manu.

Noun

manu

1. animal, beast
2. (specifically) bird
3. The upright piece of a canoe's front or back.

Synonyms

• (bird): manulele

Etymology 2

Noun

manu

1. (transitive) to push
2. (transitive) to strike

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[8], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 218

Tongan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.nu/

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