Contionary:mana

Galactic Basic

Etymology

From Bothan Man (farm), via Old Galactic Standard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^{(Galactic Basic)}: /ˈmăn.ă/
  • (Coruscanti): [ˈmænˤ]

Noun

1. any facility where crops are produced
2. (archaic) farm

Qino

Alternative forms

• مں (Western Arabic script)
• من (Eastern Arabic script)
• መነ (Ge'ez script)

Etymology

Proto-Cushitic *man, *min. Cognate to Somali min(an), Af Maay ming, Oromo mana.

Pronunciation

(Qino) IPA: /ˈmana/

Noun

mana m. (singulative manka; plural manoota, maneeni, manooni; diminutive manicha; augmentative manoowa)

1. house(s), building(s)

   Kiishi mana wiine

   My house is big.

2. (in genitive constructions)' place (of)

   barashu mana

   school (place of learning)

Derived terms

• maneena noun, m. "village, community"
• manaasi verb, 2b "to house; to situate; to make into a house"
• manaati verb, 2c "to situate oneself; to lodge; to move house"