manava

manava

See also: manavā, mānava, and māṇava

Catalan

Verb

manava

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of manar

Portuguese

Verb

manava

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of manar

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *manawa, from Proto-Central Pacific *mañawa, from Proto-Oceanic *mañawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)ñawa, from *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa (“breath, life force”). Cognates include Hawaiian manawa and Samoan manava.

Noun

manava

  1. belly

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *manawa, from Proto-Central Pacific *mañawa, from Proto-Oceanic *mañawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)ñawa, from *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa (“breath, life force”). Cognates include Hawaiian manawa and Samoan manava.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma.ˈna.va]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧na‧va

Noun

manava

  1. belly, abdomen
  2. waist of a dress

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 216

Turkish

Noun

manava

  1. dative singular of manav
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