manov

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Suffixed with -ov. Origin of the root uncertain, but if the intended meaning is ‘mad’, compare màhnit and mànen and the etymologies given there.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mǎnoʋ/
Hyphenation: ma‧nov

Adjective

mànov (Cyrillic spelling ма̀нов)

(obsolete) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: [18th century]
1. Synonym of màhnit (“frenzied, mad”).
2. relating to Turks or a particular (unidentified) people who served under the Ottomans

References

Pero Budmani, Tomislav Maretić, editor (1904–1910), “manov”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika‎^[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 6, Zagreb: JAZU, page 446
Skok, Petar (1972) “manov”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika [Etymological Dictionary of the Croatian or Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 2 (K – poni¹), Zagreb: JAZU, page 372