maní

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mani"

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈni]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maˈni]

Verb

maní

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of manar

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaɲiː]

Adverb

maní

1. alternative form of maně

Further reading

• “maní”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “maní”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “maní”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Middle Irish

Etymology

Univerbation of má +‎ ní.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈnʲiː/

Conjunction

maní

1. if…not, unless

Palula

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maní/

Particle

maní (modal, Perso-Arabic spelling منیۡ)

1. it has been said
2. we have been told
3. apparently

References

• Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “maní”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈni/ [maˈni]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ma‧ní

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Taíno.

Noun

maní m (plural maníes or manís)

1. (Canary Islands, Caribbean, Central America, Philippines, South America) peanut

   Synonyms: (Mexico) cacahuate, (Spain) cacahuete

Derived terms

• maní forrajero
• manisero

Descendants

• Chavacano: mani
• → Bikol Central: mani
• → Buhi'non Bikol: mani
• → Cebuano: mani
• → Cuyunon: mani
• → Higaonon: mani
• → Iriga Bicolano: mani
• → Karao: mani
• → Libon Bikol: mani
• → Masbate Sorsogon: mani
• → Masbatenyo: mani
• → Miraya Bikol: mani
• → Northern Catanduanes Bicolano: mani
• → Southern Catanduanes Bicolano: mani
• → Tagalog: mani
• → Waray Sorsogon: mani
• → West Albay Bikol: mani
• → Yakan: mani
• → Yogad: mani

Etymology 2

Verb

maní

1. inflection of manir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person singular voseo imperative

Further reading

• “maní”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “maní”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “maní”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]