мана

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Chuvash

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Pronoun

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мана (mana)

  1. dative/accusative of эпӗ (ep̬ĕ)

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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мана (manaf

  1. flaw, fault

Declension

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Alternative forms

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Mariupol Greek

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Etymology 1

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Originally baby talk. Cognate with Greek μάνα (mána).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmänɐ]
  • Hyphenation: ма‧на

Noun

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ма́на (mánaf

  1. mum, mummy
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Declension of ма́на
singular plural
nominative ма́на (mána) ма́ныс (mánys)
oblique ма́на (mána) ма́ныс (mánys)
*) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.

Etymology 2

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A wanderwort, originally from Ottoman Turkish بهانه.

Related to Serbo-Croatian ма́на, Macedonian мана (mana) and Urum мана, all borrowed from the same source.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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мана́ (manán

  1. fault, blame
Declension
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Declension of мана́
singular plural
nominative мана́ (maná) мана́я (manája)
oblique мана́ (maná) мана́яс (manájas)
*) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.

References

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  • T. N. Chernysheva, editor (1859), “ма́на”, in Греческий глосарий Ф. А. Хартахая [The Greek glossary of F. A. Xartaxay], published 1959
  • A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “ма́на”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN
  • G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса[2], Donetsk, page 81

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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From a dialectal vulgarism of Ottoman Turkish بهانه (bahane), either in the form of "mahane" or "mana",[1] from Persian بهانه (bahâne, excuse). Related to Macedonian маана (maana), Bulgarian махана (mahana), Albanian mahanë - all borrowed from Ottoman Turkish.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ма́на f (Latin spelling mána)

  1. fault, defect, shortcoming
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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بهانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 415

Etymology 2

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From Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, 'manna).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mâna/
  • Hyphenation: ма‧на

Noun

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ма̏на f (Latin spelling mȁna)

  1. manna
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Etymology 3

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From English mana, itself from a Polynesian source.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mâna/
  • Hyphenation: ма‧на

Noun

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ма̏на f (Latin spelling mȁna)

  1. mana
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