manu

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

English

Etymology

Debatably connected to Maori mānu.

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:
  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, archived from the original on 2022-02-23, retrieved 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

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/, [ˈmɑnu]
Rhymes: -ɑnu
Syllabification^(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
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

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

bird (animal)

Derived terms

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

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

accusative singular masculine form of mans
instrumental singular masculine form of mans
genitive plural masculine form of mans
accusative singular feminine form of mans
instrumental singular feminine form of mans
genitive plural feminine form of mans

Verb

manu

1st person singular present indicative form 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

Te manu.

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

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, 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”).

Noun

manu f (plural manu)

hand

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

Te manu (1.1/1.2).

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

Noun

manu

(transitive) to push
(transitive) to strike

References

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

Tongan

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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

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Brooke's Point Palawano

Pronoun

Corsican

Noun

Further reading

Dibabawon Manobo

Pronoun

Fijian

Etymology

Noun

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

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

Etymology

Noun

Sicilian

Etymology

Noun

Tahitian

Etymology

Noun

Tetum