Contionary:mana

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Qino

Etymology

Related to Somali minin, 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. place of X
    bartíni mana
    school (place of learning)

Derived terms

maneena noun, m. "village, community"

manaasi verb "to house, to locate (tr.); to make into a house"

manaati verb "to locate (oneself), to lodge; to move house"