manchi

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English

Etymology

From a Mapudungun word.

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Noun

manchi (plural manchis)

  1. A Pehuenche medicine man.
    • 1876, Carl Engel, “Music and Medicine”, in Musical Myths and Facts, volume II, London: Novello, Ewer & Co.,  , pages 89–90:
      Again, the Manchi, or medicine-man of the Peguenches and other Indian tribes in the Argentine Provinces, is skilled in the use of herbs.

Anagrams

Ido

Noun

manchi

  1. plural of mancho

Italian

Adjective

manchi m pl

  1. masculine plural of manco

Verb

manchi

  1. inflection of mancare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Yine

Noun

manchi

  1. unpossessed form of nomane: someone's body.

References

  • Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN