manis
English
Etymology 1
Noun
manis
- plural of mani
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “w:Manis#Etymology”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeɪnɪs/
Noun
manis (plural manises)
- (obsolete) The pangolin.
See also
- kecap manis (etymologically unrelated)
Anagrams
Catalan
Verb
manis
- second-person singular present subjunctive of manar
Iban
Etymology
Possibly come from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)(h)emis, from Proto-Austronesian *ma- + *(h)emis. Compare Tagalog matamis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /manis/
- Rhymes: -nis, -is
Adjective
manis
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmanis/ [ˈma.nɪs]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -anis
- Syllabification: ma‧nis
Adjective
manis
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripen, to mature”); related to mānus (“good”), mātūrus (“mature”), Mātūta (“goddess Dawn”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmaː.nɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmaː.nis]
Adjective
mānis (neuter māne); third-declension two-termination adjective
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | mānis | māne | mānēs | mānia | |
| genitive | mānis | mānium | |||
| dative | mānī | mānibus | |||
| accusative | mānem | māne | mānēs mānīs |
mānia | |
| ablative | mānī | mānibus | |||
| vocative | mānis | māne | mānēs | mānia | |
Derived terms
References
- manis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to appease the manes, make sacrifice for departed souls: manes expiare (Pis. 7. 16)
- (ambiguous) to appease the manes, make sacrifice for departed souls: manes expiare (Pis. 7. 16)
Latvian
Pronoun
manis
Malay
Etymology
Possibly come from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)(h)emis, with *ma- + with Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(h)emis. Compare Tagalog matamis.
Pronunciation
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈmanis/ [ˈma.nis]
- Rhymes: -anis
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈmanes/ [ˈma.nes]
- Rhymes: -anes
- Hyphenation: ma‧nis
Adjective
manis (Jawi spelling مانيس)
- (of taste) sweet
- attractive; lovely
Derived terms
Regular affixed derivations:
- manisan (“nectar; sugared fruit”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- kemanisan (“sweetness”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
- pemanis (“sweetener”) [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
- memanis (“to become sweet”) [agent focus] (meN-)
- memaniskan (“to make sth sweet”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- bermanis (“to speak in a sweet manner; to act sweetly”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- manis-manisan (“nectar; sugared fruit”) [reduplication + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + -an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants
- > Indonesian: manis (inherited)
Further reading
- “manis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Spanish
Noun
manis f pl
- plural of mani
Volapük
Noun
manis
- accusative plural of man