manda

See also: Manda, mandá, mandà, and mända

Asturian

Verb

manda

1. inflection of mandar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ⁿda/

Noun

manda class 6

1. tomb

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French

Verb

manda

1. third-person singular past historic of mander

Anagrams

• Amand, daman, damna

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Galician

Mandas de grelos

Etymology 1

From Old Galician mãada, from Latin manuata (“a handful”). Cognate with Spanish manada and Italian manata.

Alternative forms

• mada, meada

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanda̝/

Noun

manda f (plural mandas)

1. handful, fistful

   Synonyms: manchea, presa

2. bundle; sheaf

   Synonyms: feixe, maínzo, mollo

3. pack; herd

   Synonyms: fato, grei, rabaño

4. school, shoal

   Synonym: cardume

Etymology 2

Back-formation from mandar (“to command; bequeath”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanda̝/

Noun

manda f (plural mandas)

1. bequest, legacy, inheritance
   • 1380, A. López Ferreiro (ed.), Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 613:

     Rogolles por amor de deus et por lo amor et amizade que con elles senpre ouue que cunplan esta mina manda do dia que eu finar ata dous meses

     I ask of them [the executors], for the love of God and for the love and friendship that I always had with them, to carry out this bequest of mine in two months from the day I die

Verb

manda

1. inflection of mandar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• “manda” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “mãada” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “manda” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “manda” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “manda” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “manda” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Italian

Verb

manda

1. inflection of mandare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Ladin

Verb

manda

1. inflection of mander:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. third-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person singular imperative

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Latin

Verb

mandā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of mandō

References

• manda in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀦𑁆𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• मन्द (Devanagari script)
• মন্দ (Bengali script)
• මන්‍ද (Sinhalese script)
• မန္ဒ or မၼ္ၻ or မၼ်ၻ (Burmese script)
• มนฺท or มันทะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨶ᩠ᨴ (Tai Tham script)
• ມນ຺ທ or ມັນທະ (Lao script)
• មន្ទ (Khmer script)

Noun

manda n

1. a little

Adjective

manda

1. slow
2. dull
3. lazy
4. foolish
5. giving a little

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃.dɐ/

• Hyphenation: man‧da
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɐ

Verb

manda

1. inflection of mandar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanda/ [ˈmãn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Hyphenation: man‧da

Etymology 1

Deverbal from mandar.

Noun

manda f (plural mandas)

1. vow

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

manda

1. inflection of mandar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “manda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish ماندا‎ (manda), مانده‎ (manda). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man.ˈda/
• Hyphenation: man‧da

Noun

manda (definite accusative mandayı, plural mandalar)

1. water buffalo

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish ماندا‎ (manda), from French mandat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.da/
• Hyphenation: man‧da

Noun

manda (definite accusative mandayı, plural mandalar)

1. (law) mandate

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “manda2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük