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  • Rhymes: -æn

Etymology 1 edit

From man.

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Man

  1. The genus Homo.
  2. (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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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

  1. 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

  1. Abbreviation of Manitoba.

Etymology 4 edit

From Cantonese (man4).

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Man (plural Mans)

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Etymology 5 edit

From Cantonese (maan6).

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Man (plural Mans)

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Etymology 6 edit

Clipping of Manchester.

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Man

  1. Abbreviation of Manchester (especially in football)
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Man
Isle of Man

Etymology edit

From Old Irish Mana.

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Man n

  1. Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)

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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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IPA(key): /mɑn/

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Man m (plural Maaner)

  1. (Sylt) man (adult male human)

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no
 
Coat of arms of the Isle of Man

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Man

  1. Man, Isle of Man (an island and Crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea)

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Man

  1. 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 (Maan6), via English Man.

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Man (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔)

  1. a surname from Cantonese of Chinese origin