manilla
English
Etymology 1
From Spanish manilla (“bracelet”), from Catalan manilla (“bracelet, armring”); partly from Latin monīle (“a necklace, collar”), from Proto-Indo-European *mony- (“withers, crest, mane”); and partly from Frankish *mānili (“moon-shaped ornament”), from *māno (“moon”), from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (“moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”), related to Old High German mânili (“moon-shaped ornament”). More at mane, moon.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪlə
Noun
manilla (plural manillas)
- A penannular armlet, mostly in bronze, copper or gold, which served as a form of money or barter coinage amongst certain West African peoples.
Alternative forms
- manilio
Adjective
manilla (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of manila (“made of or colored like manila paper”)
Noun
manilla (countable and uncountable, plural manillas)
- Alternative spelling of manila (“type of fiber”)
Anagrams
- Alnilam, animall, laminal
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin manīcula, diminutive of manus (“hand”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /məˈni.ʎə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /maˈni.ʎa/
Noun
manilla f (plural manilles)
- bracelet
- (usually in the plural) handcuff
Further reading
- “manilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “manilla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Finnish
Noun
manilla
- adessive singular of mani
Spanish
Etymology
From mano + -illa, or more likely borrowed from Catalan manilla, itself either the same kind of construction or from Vulgar Latin *manicla < Latin manicula, whence the inherited Spanish manija. Compare English manacle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maˈniʝa/ [maˈni.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /maˈniʎa/ [maˈni.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maˈniʃa/ [maˈni.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maˈniʒa/ [maˈni.ʒa]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa
- Syllabification: ma‧ni‧lla
Noun
manilla f (plural manillas)
- handle
- (Spain) door handle
- (Colombia) bracelet
Derived terms
- enmanillar
Related terms
- manillar
Further reading
- “manilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014