manman

See also: man-man and mànmàn

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French maman (“mom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mã.mã/.

Noun

manman

1. mother

Norman

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey):

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Noun

manman f (plural manmans)

1. (Jersey) grandmother, granny

Synonyms

• grand-méthe

Derived terms

• dent d'manman (“router”)
• grand'manman (“great-grandmother”)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /manˈman/ [mɐn̪ˈman̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: man‧man

Noun

manmán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜋᜈ᜔)

1. act of observing closely

   Synonyms: tiktik, batyaw

2. act of placing under surveillance

Derived terms

• himanman
• himanmanin
• maghimanman
• magmanman
• manmanan
• manmanin
• pagmanman
• pahimanmanin

 

See also

• bantay
• espiya
• masid
• subaybay

 

Further reading

• “manman”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• namnam