Etymology

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Borrowing from Esperanto manki, French manquer and Italian mancare.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mankar (present tense mankas, past tense mankis, future tense mankos, imperative mankez, conditional mankus)

  1. (intransitive) to be lacking, wanting, missing

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • manko (want, lack, absence, deficiency, shortcoming, need)

See also

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Swedish

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Noun

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mankar

  1. indefinite plural of manke