manya
Catalan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *mania (“manual skill”), from Latin manus (“hand”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈma.ɲə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈma.ɲa/
Noun
manya f (plural manyes)
- skill
- hurry
Further reading
- “manya” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “manya”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “manya” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “manya” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Ladino
Etymology
From Portuguese manha, from Old Portuguese manna, from Vulgar Latin *mania (“manual skill or ability”), from Latin manus (“hand”).
Noun
manya f
- habit, compulsion, obsession
- annoying habit
Further reading
- Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977), “máña”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 346
Spanish
Noun
manya m or f (plural manyas)
- (Uruguay, soccer) a supporter, fan, coach, etc. of Club Atlético Peñarol, a soccer club from Montevideo
Xhosa
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Verb
-manya?
- (transitive) to unite
Inflection
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