manu

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See also: Manu, Man U, manú, ma nữ, and mānu

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Debatably connected to Maori mānu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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.

See also[edit]

Brooke's Point Palawano[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

manu

  1. (interrogative) why

Corsican[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun[edit]

manu m (plural mani)

  1. hand

Further reading[edit]

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

Dibabawon Manobo[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

manu

  1. (interrogative) how much

Fijian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

manu (plural manumanu)

  1. bird (animal)

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English manager, associated with the given name Manu.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

manu (colloquial)

  1. studio director
    Synonym: studio-ohjaaja

Declension[edit]

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 (type valo)
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

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.nu/, [ˈmɐ.nu]

Noun[edit]

manu

  1. bird (animal)

Derived terms[edit]

Kanakanabu[edit]

Noun[edit]

manu

  1. child

Kapingamarangi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

manu

  1. bird (animal)

Kichwa[edit]

Noun[edit]

manu

  1. debt

References[edit]

Laboya[edit]

Noun[edit]

manu

  1. chicken

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Noun[edit]

manū f

  1. ablative singular of manus

Latvian[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

manu

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

Verb[edit]

manu

  1. first-person singular present indicative of manīt

Lindu[edit]

Noun[edit]

manu

  1. chicken

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

manu

  1. bird (animal)
  2. (figuratively) a person held in high esteem

References[edit]

  • “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[edit]

Noun[edit]

manu

  1. bird; chicken

References[edit]

  • The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar, 2013, →ISBN, page 685

Mussau-Emira[edit]

Noun[edit]

manu

  1. water

References[edit]

  • J. &. M. Brown., Mussau grammar essentials (2007)

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

manu f

  1. mane

Declension[edit]

Declension of manu (strong u-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative manu mana
accusative manu mana
genitive mana mana
dative mana manum

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

Rapa Nui[edit]

Te manu.

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

manu

  1. bird

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 52
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎[3], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 218

Samoan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

manu

  1. bird (animal)

Sardinian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin manus. Compare Catalan mà, French main, Galician man, Italian mano, Occitan man, Portuguese mão, Romanian mână, Spanish mano.

Noun[edit]

manu

  1. hand

Sicilian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin manus (“hand”).

Noun[edit]

manu f (plural manu)

  1. hand

Tahitian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

manu

  1. bird (animal)

Tetum[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

manu

  1. bird
  2. chicken

Tokelauan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

Te manu (1.1/1.2).

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

Noun[edit]

manu

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

manu

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

References[edit]

  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎[4], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 218

Tongan[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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