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See also: Appendix:Variations of "manus"
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪnəs/, /ˈmɑːnəs/, /ˈmænəs/
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin manus (“hand”). Doublet of mano.
Noun
manus (plural manus)
- (formal) A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
- (obsolete, Roman law) The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.
Derived terms
- amanuensis
- Bimana
- bimanous
- command
- immane
- longimanous
- mainpast
- mainport
- maintain
- manacle
- manciple
- maniable
- manichord
- manicure
- manifest
- maniform
- manilla
- maniple
- manitrunk
- manmotive
- manner
- manoeuvre
- manual
- manuduct
- manufact
- manufaction
- manufacture
- manumotor
- manuprisor
- manuscribe
- manuscript
- manuscription
- manutergium
- manu-tract
- massage
- masturbate
- mortmain
- pedimane
- Quadrumana
- signum manus
Translations
hand — see hand
Etymology 2
Noun
manus
Anagrams
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Hungarian
Alternative forms
- manusz
Etymology
Borrowed from Romani manuś, from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya, “man”).
Pronunciation
Noun
manus (plural manusok)
- (colloquial) guy, man, bloke
- 2012, Judit Szántó (translator), Kathy Reichs, Csont és bőr (Death du Jour), Ulpius-ház →ISBN, chapter 11, page 169:
- A manus bólintott, és hűséges kutyaszemmel tapadt az arcára. ¶ – Viszlát – biccentett kecsesen Harry, mire a manus vállat vont, és beleveszett a tömegbe.
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- 2012, Judit Szántó (translator), Kathy Reichs, Csont és bőr (Death du Jour), Ulpius-ház →ISBN, chapter 11, page 169:
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