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Manas

MÃNAS

Etymology

Perhaps from lit. manýti „galvoti, mąstyti; suprasti, suvokti, žinoti“ (LKŽ VII 831), manùs „geros atminties; sumanus“ ¹. See below Mañgin. Of course, other connections are also possible, cf. German Mann ², Polish. Man, Man (SSNO III 391).

Feminine FORMS

Manienė / Manaitė

Pronunciation

/²ˈmɑːnɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. ibid., 846.

2. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 420.