μάγκας
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish مانقه (manka, manga, “squad”).
According to Nisanyan,[1] from Italian banco, originally a naval term used to refer to a bank or row of sailors, later becoming a group or assembly of sailors (often with the additional meaning of a mess or meal assembly), then, according to Nisanyan, a non-naval term by the 20th century used by the ground forces.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]μάγκας • (mágkas) m (plural μάγκες, feminine μάγκισσα)
- (historical, obsolete) mangas (social group in the Belle Époque era's counterculture of Greece known for behaving in a particularly arrogant/presumptuous way, dressing in a distinctive style with a moustache and beads, having a particular limping walk and listening to rebetiko music; the closest English equivalent is spiv or wide boy)
- (colloquial, derogatory, by extension) tough guy, macho man (person who acts tough and talks in a particular heavy way, the implication usually being they are anything but)
- Ήταν ένας τύπος μάγκας που μάλωνε με οποιονδήποτε τον κοιτούσε στραβά.
- Ítan énas týpos mágkas pou málone me opoiondípote ton koitoúse stravá.
- There was a tough guy who was picking fights with anyone who looked at him wrong.
- Μη μας το παίζεις μάγκας, όλοι ξέρουμε ότι είσαι χέστης!
- Mi mas to paízeis mágkas, óloi xéroume óti eísai chéstis!
- Don't play the tough guy with us, we know you're a wuss!
- (colloquial, in positive contexts, sometimes sarcastic) tiger, daredevil, lionheart (smart or cunning person who is exceptionally able and resourceful)
- Γιατί δεν περιμένεις στη σειρά; Πιστεύεις ότι είσαι πιο μάγκας από μας;
- Giatí den periméneis sti seirá? Pistéveis óti eísai pio mágkas apó mas?
- Why won't you wait your turn in the queue? Do you think you're braver than us?
- Ο Νίκος ήταν μάγκας και τα κατάφερε.
- O Níkos ítan mágkas kai ta katáfere.
- Nick was a tiger and he managed it.
- (colloquial, informal) dude, man, bro, guy (term of address between friends)
- Λοιπόν, μάγκες, είμαστε έτοιμοι;
- Loipón, mágkes, eímaste étoimoi?
- Right, guys, are we ready?
- Δεν πειράζει πόσο μυαλό έχεις, μάγκα μου, αλλά τα λεφτά που έχεις.
- Den peirázei póso myaló écheis, mágka mou, allá ta leftá pou écheis.
- It doesn't matter how much brains you have, my man, but how much money you have.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μάγκας (mágkas) | μάγκες (mágkes) |
| genitive | μάγκα (mágka) | - |
| accusative | μάγκα (mágka) | μάγκες (mágkes) |
| vocative | μάγκα (mágka) | μάγκες (mágkes) |
Synonyms
[edit]- (mangas): κουτσαβάκης m (koutsavákis)
- (tough guy, macho man): παλληκαράς m (pallikarás), νταής m (ntaḯs), τσαμπουκάς m (tsampoukás)
- (tiger, daredevil): ικανός m (ikanós), καπάτσος m (kapátsos), καταφερτζής m (katafertzís)
- (dude, guy): φίλε m (fíle), παλικάρι m (palikári), μεγάλε m (megále)
Derived terms
[edit]- μαγκάκι n (magkáki) (diminutive)
- μαγκιά f (magkiá, “cunning, craftiness”)
- μάγκικος (mágkikos, “cunning, crafty, rakish”)
- μαγκεύω (magkévo, “to turn into a tough guy”)
Further reading
[edit]
Μάγκας (χαρακτήρας) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
References
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