mane
Meaning
- Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion.
- Long or thick hair of a person's head.
- Part of a naval sword between the tang button and the quillon.
Synonyms
Translations
crinière
Mähne
criniera
melena
crina
χαίτη
maan
cabellera
yeleFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/meɪn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English mane, mayne, from Old English manu (“mane”), from Proto-West Germanic *manu, from Proto-Germanic *manō (“mane”), from Proto-Indo-European *mony-, *mon- (“neck”). Cognate with Dutch maan, manen (“mane”), German Mähne (“mane”), Danish man (“horse's mane”), Swedish man (“horse's mane”), Icelandic mön (“mane”).
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