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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Suffixed with -ov. Origin of the root uncertain, but if the intended meaning is ‘mad’, compare màhnit and mànen and the etymologies given there.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mǎnoʋ/
- Hyphenation: ma‧nov
Adjective
mànov (Cyrillic spelling ма̀нов)
- (obsolete) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- Synonym of màhnit (“frenzied, mad”).
- relating to Turks or a particular (unidentified) people who served under the Ottomans
References
- Pero Budmani, Tomislav Maretić, editor (1904–1910), “manov”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 6, Zagreb: JAZU, page 446
- Skok, Petar (1972) “manov”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Etymological Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 2 (K – poni¹), Zagreb: JAZU, page 372