manis

See also: Manis, manís, and maŋis

English

Etymology 1

Noun

manis

1. 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)

1. (obsolete) The pangolin.

See also

• kecap manis (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• Imans, M'sian, Mansi, Msian, Naims, Nasim, amins, imans, mains, minas, nsima

Catalan

Verb

manis

1. 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

1. sweet

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay manis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmanis]

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Adjective

manis

1. sweet
2. lovely
3. of good taste (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Noun

manis (first-person possessive manisku, second-person possessive manismu, third-person possessive manisnya)

1. boy (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Latin

Alternative forms

• mānus

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.nis/, [ˈmäːnɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.nis/, [ˈmäːnis]

Adjective

mānis (neuter māne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (Old Latin) Alternative form of mānus (“good”)

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

• mānēs (“spirits of the dead”)
• immānis (“monstrous”)

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934) “manis”, in Dictionnaire illustré latin-français [Illustrated Latin-French Dictionary] (in French), 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)
    

Latvian

Pronoun

manis

1. of me; genitive singular of es

Malay

Etymology

Possibly come from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)(h)emis, with *ma- +‎ with Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(h)emis. Compare Tagalog matamis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manis/
• Rhymes: -nis, -is

Adjective

manis (Jawi spelling مانيس)

1. (of taste) sweet
2. attractive; lovely

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• kayu manis ("cinnamon")

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)
• bermanis-manis
• memanis-manis
• mempermanis (“to make sth sweeter; to sweeten”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: manis

Further reading

• “manis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Spanish

Noun

manis f pl

1. plural of mani

Volapük

Noun

manis

1. accusative plural of man