瑪納斯

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (瑪納斯)		瑪	納	斯
simp. (玛纳斯)		玛	纳	斯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Mǎnàsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄋㄚˋ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ naap⁶ si¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎnàsī
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄋㄚˋ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎnàsih
    • Wade–Giles: Ma³-na⁴-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: Mǎ-nà-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maanahsy
    • Palladius: Манасы (Manasy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ naap⁶ si¹
    • Yale: máh naahp sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ naap⁹ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ nab⁶ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ naːp̚² siː⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Kyrgyz Манас (Manas).

Proper noun

瑪納斯

1. (literature) (～史詩) Epic of Manas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠠᠰ (manas), from Written Oirat ᡏᠠᠨᠠᠰ (manas, “patroller”); compare Mongolian ᠮᠠᠨᠠᠬᠤ (manaqu), ᠮᠠᠨᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (manag-a, “patrol”).

Proper noun

瑪納斯

1. (～河) Manasi River (a river in Xinjiang, China)
2. (～湖) Manas Lake (a lake in Xinjiang, China)
3. (～縣) Manas County (a county of Xinjiang, China)

   • 作為濕地精靈，天鵝的到來給冬日裡的瑪納斯縣國家濕地公園增添了很多生機和活力。 [MSC, trad.]
     作为湿地精灵，天鹅的到来给冬日里的玛纳斯县国家湿地公园增添了很多生机和活力。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 12 Dec 2019, 新疆玛纳斯国家湿地公园大批天鹅飞抵越冬

     Zuòwéi shīdì jīnglíng, tiān'é de dàolái gěi dōngrì lǐ de Mǎnàsī Xiàn Guójiā Shīdì Gōngyuán zēngtiān le hěn duō shēngjī hé huólì. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

4. (～鎮) Manas (a town, the county town of Manas, Xinjiang, China)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Bengali মনসা (monośa), named after Manasa, the Hindu folk goddess of snakes.

Proper noun

瑪納斯

1. Manas River (river in Bhutan and India)