mân

Romagnol

Etymology

Cognate with Italian mano (“hand”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mân f (plural mân, second plural man)

1. hand

   Bôna mân ― tip

   • 1540, Pier Francesco da Faenza, Commedia nuova:

     Vit vit, dumandie, ch'a m’ò sfogà le man e i pie contra a quest die de l'amor.

     See, see, Lord, that I've vented hands and feet on this Love deity.

References

• Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 353

Romanian

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Verb

mân

1. inflection of mânea:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present indicative

Etymology 2

Verb

mân

1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of mâna

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Verb

mân

1. (transitive) to caress, to touch gently

   Synonyms: măn, mơn

2. (colloquial, intransitive) to prolong an action

Etymology 2

See mần.

Verb

mân

1. (North Central Vietnam) Alternative form of mần (to do, to work)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

mân (feminine singular mân, plural mân or manion, equative maned, comparative manach, superlative manaf)

1. fine

   Synonym: main

2. small, little
3. petty, trivial

Derived terms

• manflawd (“pollen”)
• manflew (“fine hair, down”)
• mân siarad (“small talk, gossip”)

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