мана

See also: маня

Chuvash

Pronoun

мана (mana)

  1. dative/accusative of эпӗ (ep̬ĕ)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmana]
  • Rhymes: -ana

Noun

мана (mana) f

  1. flaw, fault

Declension

Alternative forms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From a dialectal vulgarism of Ottoman Turkish بهانه (bahane), either in the form of "mahane" or "mana"[1], from Persian بهانه (bahâne, excuse). Related to Macedonian маана (maana), Bulgarian махана (mahana), Albanian mahanë - all borrowed from Ottoman Turkish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mǎːna/
  • Hyphenation: ма‧на
  • Rhymes: -ǎːna

Noun

ма́на f (Latin spelling mána)

  1. fault, defect, shortcoming
Declension

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890), بهانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 415

Etymology 2

From Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, 'manna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mâna/
  • Hyphenation: ма‧на

Noun

ма̏на f (Latin spelling mȁna)

  1. manna
Declension

Etymology 3

From English mana, itself from a Polynesian source.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mâna/
  • Hyphenation: ма‧на

Noun

ма̏на f (Latin spelling mȁna)

  1. mana
Declension
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