manandis
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- manandes
Etymology
From “Man Andis”, from “Hermano Andres”, a nickname of Andres Abellana, a city councilor during the American Occupation of the Philippines. Abellana's unique hobby was listing names of supposed henpecked husbands, allegedly including then governor-general of the Philipines Theodore Roosevelt, Sergio Osmeña, and Emilio Aguinaldo.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧nan‧dis
Adjective
manandis
- henpecked
Noun
manandis
- (dated) a henpecked husband or boyfriend
Latin
Participle
mānandīs
- dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of mānandus