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Manu.

A title accorded to the progenitor of mankind, first king to rule this earth, who saved mankind from a great global flood.

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  1. A title accorded to the progenitor of mankind, first king to rule this earth, who saved mankind from a great global flood.

    Hinduism
  2. The progenitor of the Aryan root-race, which is said to have originated in Atlantis.

  3. A male given name from Sanskrit, commonly used in India.

Where this word comes from

Transliteration of Sanskrit मनु (manu, “man, mankind”). Doublet of man and mann.

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  1. A male given name.

Where this word comes from

Abbreviation of Emmanuel.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.