manushachi

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• manushache

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Armenian մանուշակ (manušak)bor.

Byzantine Greek μανουσιάκων (manousiákōn)

Greek μανουσάκι (manousáki)bor.

Albanian manushaqebor.

Aromanian manushachi

Borrowed from Albanian manushaqe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manuˈʃaki/, /-e/, (plural) /manuˈʃakʲ/
• Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧shá‧chi, (plural) ma‧nu‧sháchi

Noun

manushachi (plural manushachi)

1. violet (flower)

   Synonyms: yioarã, musahi

References

• Cunia, Tiberius (2010) “manushachi”, in Dictsiunar a Limbãljei Armãneascã (in Aromanian), Constanța: Editura Cartea Aromãnã, page 612a
• Papahagi, T. (1974) “manușáke”, in Dicționarul dialectului aromân, general și etimologic, 2nd edition (overall work in Romanian and French), Bucharest, page 768