See also: mañay

Bakung

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)ʀuqanay.

Adjective

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manay

  1. male
    ca kading manaya male goat

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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From a clipping of Spanish hermana (sister) + -y.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧nay
  • IPA(key): /ˈmanaj/ [ˈma.n̪aɪ̯] (Naga)
  • IPA(key): /maˈnaj/ [maˈn̪aɪ̯] (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon)

Noun

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mánay or manáy (masculine manoy)

  1. big sister; elder sister (especially the eldest)
    Nagluto si manay kan samuyang pangudtohan.
    Our big sister cooked our lunch.
  2. (informal) respectful term of address or honorific for a young woman or girl or any female older than oneself: miss; sis
    Nagbakal ako nin kakanon hali ki manay.
    I bought food from the miss (food stall vendor).

Synonyms

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From a clipping of Spanish hermana (sister) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧nay
  • IPA(key): /ˈmanaj/ [ˈma.n̪ɐɪ̯]
  • IPA(key): /maˈnaj/ [mɐˈn̪aɪ̯] (term of address)

Noun

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manay (masculine manoy)

  1. an older woman; female senior (relatively older than the speaker)
  2. term of address for any woman older than the speaker, not necessarily an elderly woman: ma'am

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Dupaningan Agta

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Noun

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manay

  1. aunt
    Synonym: dada

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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From a clipping of Spanish hermana (sister) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧nay
  • IPA(key): /maˈnaj/ [maˈnaɪ̯]

Noun

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manay (masculine manoy)

  1. (familiar) eldest sister
  2. (familiar) term of address for the eldest sister: big sis

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary[2] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English)