manu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "manu"

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English

Pronunciation

(New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈmanʉː/

Noun

manu (plural manus)

(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.

Brooke's Point Palawano

Pronoun

manu

(interrogative) why

Corsican

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈma.nu/

Noun

manu m (plural mani)

hand

Dibabawon Manobo

Pronoun

manu

(interrogative) how much

Fijian

Etymology

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

Noun

manu (plural manumanu)

bird (animal)

Finnish

Etymology

From English manager, associated with the given name Manu.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

manu (colloquial)

studio director
Synonym: studio-ohjaaja

Declension

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
accusative	gen.	manun	manut
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 (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		manuni	manuni
accusative	nom.	manuni	manuni
accusative	gen.	manuni	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
accusative	gen.	manusi	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
accusative	gen.	manumme	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
accusative	gen.	manunne	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
accusative	gen.	manunsa	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

Derived terms

compounds

lattiamanu

Anagrams

maun, muna, namu

Galoli

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk.

Noun

manu

bird

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈma.nu/, [ˈmɐ.nu]

Noun

manu

bird (animal)

Derived terms

manu aloha (“parrot”)
manu hū (“hummingbird”)
pahu manu (“cage”)

Ibanag

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk (cf. Tagalog manok).

Noun

manû

chicken

Kanakanabu

Noun

manu

child

Kapingamarangi

Etymology

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

Noun

manu

bird (animal)

Kichwa

Noun

manu

debt

References

Nina Kinti-Moss & Nematni Baltazar Masaquiza Chango, Kichwa-English-Spanish Dictionary

Laboya

Noun

manu

chicken

References

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

Noun

manū f

ablative singular of manus

Latvian

Pronoun

manu

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

Verb

manu

first-person singular present indicative of manīt

Lindu

Noun

manu

chicken

Maori

Etymology

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

Noun

manu

bird (animal)
(figuratively) a person held in high esteem

References

“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

Noun

manu

bird; chicken

References

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

Mussau-Emira

Noun

manu

water

References

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

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.nu/

Noun

manu f

mane

Declension

Declension of manu (strong u-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	manu	mana
accusative	manu	mana
genitive	mana	mana
dative	mana	manum

Related terms

mene

Descendants

Middle English: mane, mayn
- English: mane
- Scots: mane

Rapa Nui

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

manu

bird

Derived terms

References

Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 52
Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[4], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 218

Samoan

Etymology

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

Noun

manu

bird (animal)

Sardinian

Etymology

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

Noun

manu

hand

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin manus (“hand”). Compare ficu for a similar gender morphology.

Noun

manu f (plural manu)

The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals; a hand.
That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.
2. (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
  1. A round of a card game.
3. (obsolete) A unit of measurement.
Synonym: parmu
Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
An instance of helping.
Turi ci desi na manu ad Alisia pi mòviri i mòbbili.
Turi gave Alisia a hand to move the furniture.
Handwriting; style of penmanship.
Personal possession; ownership.
(chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
È sutta ê manu mei.
He/she is under my hands.

Derived terms

Related terms

Tahitian

Etymology

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

Noun

manu

bird (animal)

Tetum

Etymology

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

Noun

manu

bird
chicken

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈma.nu]
Hyphenation: ma‧nu

Etymology 1

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

Noun

manu

animal, beast
(specifically) bird
The upright piece of a canoe's front or back.

Synonyms

(bird): manulele

Etymology 2

Noun

manu

(transitive) to push
(transitive) to strike

References

R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[5], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 218

Tongan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.nu/

Noun

manu

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

manu

English

Pronunciation

Noun

See also

Brooke's Point Palawano

Pronoun

Corsican

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Dibabawon Manobo

Pronoun

Fijian

Etymology

Noun

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Galoli

Etymology

Noun

Hawaiian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Ibanag

Etymology

Noun

Kanakanabu

Noun

Kapingamarangi

Etymology

Noun

Kichwa

Noun

References

Laboya

Noun

References

Latin

Noun

Latvian

Pronoun

Verb

Lindu

Noun

Maori

Etymology

Noun

References

Mori Bawah

Noun

References

Mussau-Emira

Noun

References

Old English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Related terms

Descendants

Rapa Nui

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

References

Samoan

Etymology

Noun

Sardinian