manu

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

Brooke's Point Palawano

Pronoun

manu

1. (interrogative) why

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Dibabawon Manobo

Pronoun

manu

1. (interrogative) how much

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *manu, from Proto-Oceanic *manuk, 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

   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
	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
instructive		—	manuin
abessive		manutta	manuitta
comitative		—	manuineen

Possessive forms of manu (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	manuni	manumme
2nd person	manusi	manunne
3rd person	manunsa

Anagrams

• maun, muna, namu

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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/, [ˈmɐnu]

Noun

manu

1. bird (animal)

Derived terms

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

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Kanakanabu

Noun

manu

1. child

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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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Kichwa

Noun

manu

1. debt

References

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

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Laboya

Noun

manu

1. 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

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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

Verb

manu

1. 1st person singular present indicative form of manīt

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Lindu

Noun

manu

1. chicken

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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)
2. (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.

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Mori Bawah

Noun

manu

1. bird; chicken

References

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

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Mussau-Emira

Noun

manu

1. water

References

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

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Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.nu/

Noun

manu f

1. mane

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Rapa Nui

Te manu.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

manu

1. bird

Derived terms

• manupātia
• manu tara
• taŋata manu

 

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 52
• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 218

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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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Tetum

Etymology

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

Noun

manu

1. bird
2. chicken

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Tokelauan

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Te manu (1.1/1.2).

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

Noun

manu

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

Synonyms

• (bird): manulele

Etymology 2

Noun

manu

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

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 218

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Tongan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.nu/

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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