manchi

English

Etymology

From a Mapudungun word.

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Noun

manchi (plural manchis)

1. A Pehuenche medicine man.
   • 1876, Carl Engel, “Music and Medicine”, in Musical Myths and Facts‎^[1], volume II, London: Novello, Ewer & Co.,  […], pages 89–90:

     Again, the Manchi, or medicine-man of the Peguenches and other Indian tribes in the Argentine Provinces, is skilled in the use of herbs.

Anagrams

• Machin, chiman

Ido

Noun

manchi

1. plural of mancho

Italian

Adjective

manchi m pl

1. masculine plural of manco

Verb

manchi

1. inflection of mancare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Yine

Noun

manchi

1. unpossessed form of nomane: someone's body.

References

• Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN