manis

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See also: Manis, manís, and maŋis

English

Etymology 1

Noun

manis

  1. plural of mani

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

Noun

manis (plural manises)

  1. (obsolete) The pangolin.

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Catalan

Verb

manis

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of manar

Iban

Etymology

Possibly come from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)(h)emis, from Proto-Austronesian *ma- +‎ *(h)emis. Compare Tagalog matamis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

manis

  1. sweet

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay manis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

manis

  1. sweet
  2. lovely
  3. of good taste (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

Noun

manis (first-person possessive manisku, second-person possessive manismu, third-person possessive manisnya)

  1. boy (Can we verify(+) this sense?)

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripen, to mature”); related to mānus (“good”), mātūrus (“mature”), Mātūta (“goddess Dawn”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

mānis (neuter māne); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (Old Latin) Alternative form of mānus (“good”)

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative mānis māne mānēs mānia
genitive mānis mānium
dative mānī mānibus
accusative mānem māne mānēs
mānīs 		mānia
ablative mānī mānibus
vocative mānis māne mānēs mānia

Derived terms

References

  • manis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to appease the manes, make sacrifice for departed souls: manes expiare (Pis. 7. 16)

Latvian

Pronoun

manis

  1. of me; genitive singular of es

Malay

Etymology

Possibly come from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)(h)emis, with *ma- +‎ with Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(h)emis. Compare Tagalog matamis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

manis (Jawi spelling مانيس)

  1. (of taste) sweet
  2. attractive; lovely

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Indonesian: manis

Further reading

Spanish

Noun

manis f pl

  1. plural of mani

Volapük

Noun

manis

  1. accusative plural of man
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