maana
See also: ma'ana
Bambara
Noun
maana
Estonian
Noun
maana
Finnish
Noun
maana
Anagrams
Hopi
Etymology
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mala.
Noun
maana (dual mànt or maanat, plural mamant)
- adolescent girl
- woman who has never married
- (possessed) daughter
- (possessed) female counterpart
Derived terms
- maananìwti
- manhimu
- manhintsaki
- manhoya
- manmongwi
- manmuʼyta
- manneyang
- mansayti
- mansona
- mansonwiʼyngwa
- mansungwa
- mansàngwti
- mantuwa
- manvevewtsi
- manwikoro
- manwungwa
- manàwya
- mànkowaako
- mànkukuyna
- mànkwatsi
- mànqasàlti
- mànqatsi
- mànriyànpi
- màntangalawu
- mànti
- màntotsi
- màntìitsami
- màntönaʼyta
- pösöpmana
References
- Albert, Roy, Shaul, David Leedom (1985) A Concise Hopi and English Lexicon, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 38
- Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998) Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 218
Southern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *mānā.
Noun
maana
- child
- Synonym: ångkene
Inflection
| Even a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maana | |
| Genitive | maanan | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | maana | maanah |
| Accusative | maanam | maanide |
| Genitive | maanan | maanaj |
| Illative | maanese maanase |
maanide |
| Inessive | maanesne | maanine |
| Elative | maaneste | maanijste |
| Comitative | maanine | maanajgujmie |
| Essive | maanine | |
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَعْنَى (maʕnā).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
maana class IX (plural maana class X)
- meaning (symbolic value of something), significance, sense, reason
Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
- Causative: -maanisha
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 217 Nr. 1959