Mane

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 Maori

English

Etymology

Middle English mone , from Old English manu, from common Germanic *manō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mon- "neck". Near cognates include German Mähne and Dutch maan .

Pronunciation

AHD	mān
IPA	/meɪn/
SAMPA	/meIn/

Homophones

• main
• Maine

Noun

mane (plural: manes )

1. longer hair growth on back of neck of a horse
2. longer hair growth around head of male lions

Translations

• Dutch: maan f (1,2), manen f, pl (1,2)
• Polish: grzywa f (1,2)
• Slovene: griva f
• Spanish: crin f (1), melena f (2)
• Swedish: man

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Maori

mane

1. Monday