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Etymology
From mano (“hand”, noun) + plena (“full”, adjective) + -o (nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /manˈpleno/
- Rhymes: -eno
- Hyphenation: man‧ple‧no
Noun
manpleno (accusative singular manplenon, plural manplenoj, accusative plural manplenojn)
- fistful, handful (the amount that can be held in a closed fist or in a hand, usually up to five of something)
- Synonym: plenmano
- Hypernym: mezurunuo
- manpleno da ĉerizoj ― handful of cherries
- manpleno da spagetoj ― fistful of spaghetti
1916, “I. Reĝoj 20:10 ”, in Zamenhof, Ludoviko Lazaro, transl., La Malnova Testamento , Londono: Brita kaj Alilanda Biblia Societo, published 1927, archived from the original on 2022-07-01, page 315: La dioj faru al mi tion kaj pli, se la polvo de Samario sufiĉos, ke ĉiuj homoj, kiuj min sekvas, povu preni manplenon da ĝi.- “The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria will be enough for handfuls for all the people who follow me.”
1991, Mihaíl Afanás’evič Bulgákov, “14. Laŭdatu la Koko! ”, in Pokróvskij, Sergéj Borisóvič, transl., La Majstro kaj Margarita (fiction), Jekaterinburgo: Sezonoj, published 1991:— Unuan klason, unu, tridek por vi! — li prenis el la teko manplenon da ĉervoncoj. — Se ne estas unua, duan, alie prenu ajnan!- черво́нцы, — не́т пе́рвой — втору́ю, е́сли не́ту — бери́ жёсткий.]
- — Pérvuju kategóriju, odín, trídcatʹ dám, — kómkaja, ón vynimál íz portfélja červóncy, — nét pérvoj — vtorúju, jésli nétu — berí žóstkij.
- ‘First class, single, I’ll pay thirty,’ he was pulling the banknotes from his briefcase, crumpling them, ‘no first class, get me second… if not—a hard bench!’
a. 2002, “Terminologia Esperanto-Centro: Spertoj, problemoj, perspektivoj”, in Wera Blanke (Germanio), Atlas MUJWEB, archived from the original on 2001-09-08:Anstatau^e la TEC-sekretario (se entute la posteno ne vakis) sidis izolite, la manpleno da aktivuloj log^is dise, kunvenis 1–2-foje jare por kelkaj horoj.- Instead the TEC secretary (if the position was not vacant at all) sat in isolation, the handful of activists lived apart, meeting 1–2 times a year for a few hours.
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