Feminine

manija

Meaning

  1. (feminine) handle (part of an object that is held)
  2. (feminine) handle, knob (of a door)

Frequency

25k
Hyphenated as
ma‧ni‧ja
Pronounced as (IPA)
/maˈnixa/
Etymology

In summary

From mano or from Vulgar Latin *manicla, from Latin manicula, whence also likely manilla through a Catalan intermediate. Compare English manacle.

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