See also: Manis, manís, and maŋis

English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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manis

  1. plural of mani

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “w:Manis#Etymology”)

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manis (plural manises)

  1. (obsolete) The pangolin.

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Catalan

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Verb

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manis

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of manar

Iban

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Etymology

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

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manis

  1. sweet

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay manis.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmanis]
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manis

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

Noun

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

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

Latin

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Etymology

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

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

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

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender 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

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References

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  • manis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to appease the manes, make sacrifice for departed souls: manes expiare (Pis. 7. 16)

Latvian

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Pronoun

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manis

  1. of me; genitive singular of es

Malay

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Etymology

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

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manis (Jawi spelling مانيس)

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

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: manis

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Spanish

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Noun

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manis f pl

  1. plural of mani

Volapük

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Noun

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manis

  1. accusative plural of man