manu

See also Manu

Fijian

Etymology

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

Noun

manu (plural manumanu)

1. bird (animal)

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Finnish

Noun

manu

1. (colloquial) studio director

Declension

Declension of manu (type valo) singular plural nominative manu manut genitive manun manujen partitive manua manuja accusative manu manun manut 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

• studio-ohjaaja

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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)

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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)

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Latin

Noun

manū f

1. ablative singular of manus

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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

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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)

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Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɑnʊ/, X-SAMPA: /"mAnU/

Noun

manu f

1. mane

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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

• manu patia
• tangata manu
• manu tara

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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)

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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

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Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin manus (“hand”).

Noun

manu f (plural manu)

1. hand

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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)

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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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