manatí

See also: manati and Manatí

Spanish

Etymology

From Cariban or Arawak-Taíno meaning "breast, udder".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /manaˈti/ [ma.naˈt̪i]
Audio (Colombia) (file)
Rhymes: -i
Syllabification: ma‧na‧tí

Noun

manatí m (plural manatís or manatíes)

manatee
Synonym: vaca marina

Descendants

→ Catalan: manatí
→ English: manatee
- → Japanese: マナティー (manatī)
- → Korean: 매너티 (maeneoti)
→ Finnish: manaatti
→ French: lamantin
- → Armenian: լամանտին (lamantin)
- → Corsican: lamantinu
- → Dutch: lamantijn
- → English: lamantin
- → Italian: lamantino
- → Romanian: lamantin
- → Russian: ламантин (lamantin)
→ Galician: manatí
→ German: Manati
→ Italian: manato
→ Malay: manati
→ Polish: manat
→ Portuguese: manatim
→ Portuguese: manati
→ Tagalog: manati
→ Swahili: manatii
→ Welsh: manatî

Further reading

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

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