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Chuvash
Pronoun
мана • (mana)
- dative/accusative of эпӗ (ep̬ĕ)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
мана • (mana) f
- flaw, fault
Declension
Mariupol Greek
Etymology 1
Originally baby talk. Cognate with Greek μάνα (mána).
Pronunciation
Noun
ма́на • (mána) f
- mum, mummy
Declension
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singular
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plural
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ма́на (mána)
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ма́ныс (mánys)
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ма́на (mána)
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ма́ныс (mánys)
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Etymology 2
A wanderwort, originally from Ottoman Turkish بهانه.
Related to Serbo-Croatian ма́на, Macedonian мана (mana) and Urum мана, all borrowed from the same source.
Pronunciation
Noun
мана́ • (maná) n
- fault, blame
Declension
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singular
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plural
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мана́ (maná)
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мана́я (manája)
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мана́ (maná)
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мана́яс (manájas)
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References
- T. N. Chernysheva, editor (1859), “ма́на”, in Греческий глосарий Ф. А. Хартахая [The Greek glossary of F. A. Xartaxay], published 1959
- A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “ма́на”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN
- G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса, Donetsk, page 81
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From a dialectal vulgarism of Ottoman Turkish بهانه (bahane), either in the form of "mahane" or "mana",[1] from Persian بهانه (bahâne, “excuse”). Related to Macedonian маана (maana), Bulgarian махана (mahana), Albanian mahanë - all borrowed from Ottoman Turkish.
Pronunciation
Noun
ма́на f (Latin spelling mána)
- fault, defect, shortcoming
Declension
References
Etymology 2
From Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mâna/
- Hyphenation: ма‧на
Noun
ма̏на f (Latin spelling mȁna)
- manna
Declension
Etymology 3
From English mana, itself from a Polynesian source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mâna/
- Hyphenation: ма‧на
Noun
ма̏на f (Latin spelling mȁna)
- mana
Declension