manus

Meaning

1. (formal) A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
2. (Roman, obsolete) The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.

manu

A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash.

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Synonyms

hand

✋

mitt

paw

dactylology

chirology

maniloquism

Translations

كفّ

يَد

mà

✋

χέρι

main

✋

patte

mano

✋

manus

✋

braço

mão

✋

perna

🦵

Mão

mano

✋

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manus (“hand”). Doublet of mano.