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Cebuano
Etymology
From “Man Andis”, from “Hermano Andres”, a nickname of Andres Abellana, a city councilor during the American Occupation of the Philippines. Abellana's unique hobby was listing names of supposed henpecked husbands, allegedly including then governor-general of the Philipines Theodore Roosevelt, Sergio Osmeña, and Emilio Aguinaldo.
Pronunciation
Adjective
manandis
- henpecked
Noun
manandis
- (dated) a henpecked husband or boyfriend
Latin
Participle
mānandīs
- dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of mānandus