main

Meaning

1. hand
2. handball
3. hand
4. quire

Concepts

hand

✋

arm

deal

handball

come by

paw

script

palm

mitt

handwriting

limb

main

manus

counter cash book

hired hand

hired man

received cash book

sole of foot

one hand

one arm

bridge player

hand on the ball

branch

come into

drop by

drop in

foot

🦶

footprint

👣

hand ball

handling

Synonyms

bras

paume

pied

🦶

mettre

mains

écriture

débouler

de fer

donner

épaule

livrer

manier

menotte

passer

patte

plante du pied

poignet

relais

🐴

remettre

transmettre

arrière-main

un bras

aider

b

b

ajutage

arme

branche

céder

confier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɛ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French main, Old French main, mein, man, from Latin manus (“hand”), from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry). Compare Spanish mano.

Sentences

À Milan ils tiennent dans leur main un rocher surmonté d'un château fort .

In Milan they hold in their hand a rock surmounted by a fortified castle.