Man
See also: Appendix:Variations of "man"
English edit
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Etymology 1 edit
From man.
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Proper noun edit
Man
- The genus Homo.
- (poetic) Humankind in general.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, “Eye Witness”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 249:
- The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. […] The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.
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genus Homo
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Etymology 2 edit
From Old Irish Mana, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”).
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Man
- The Isle of Man; an island and crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea.
- 1860, William Mackenzie, editor, Legislation by Three of the Thirteen Stanleys, Kings of Man. […], Douglas, Isle of Man: […] [T]he Manx Society, page 191:
- And therefore the Bishop and clergy of Man were totally powerless to resist the alteration of doctrinal articles and rites of worship which Earls Edward and Henry, between 1521 and 1594, following the edicts of Henry VIII., Edward VI., and Elizabeth, introduced into the Isle of Man.
Etymology 3 edit
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Man
- Abbreviation of Manitoba.
Etymology 4 edit
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Man (plural Mans)
- A surname from Chinese.
Etymology 5 edit
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Man (plural Mans)
- A surname from Chinese.
Etymology 6 edit
Clipping of Manchester.
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Man
- Abbreviation of Manchester (especially in football)
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Audio: (file)
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Man n
- Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)
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- Man (eiland) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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North Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.
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Noun edit
Man m (plural Maaner)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
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Man
- Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)
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Man
- Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)
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Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Cantonese 萬/万 (Maan6), via English Man.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈman/ [ˈman]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: Man
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Man (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔)
- a surname from Cantonese
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