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manga.

sleeve

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmaŋɡa/[ˈmɑ̃ŋ.ɡɐ]/ˈmaŋɡa/standard[ˈmɑ̃ŋ.ɡɐ]standard
  1. sleeve

    feminine
  2. beam

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -ica Latin manica Old Galician-Portuguese manga Galician manga From Old Galician-Portuguese manga (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin manica.

noun/ˈmaŋɡa/[ˈmɑ̃ŋ.ɡɐ]/ˈmaŋɡa/standard[ˈmɑ̃ŋ.ɡɐ]standard
  1. mango (fruit)

    feminine
    Botoulle manga á ensalada
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-South Dravidian *mā Proto-South Dravidian *m Proto-South Dravidian *mām Malayalam മാം (māṁ) Proto-Dravidian *kāy Malayalam കായ (kāya) Malayalam -ങ്ങ (-ṅṅa) Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa)bor. Portuguese mangabor. Galician manga Borrowed from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy) from மா (mā, “mango species”) + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit”).

noun/ˈmaŋɡa/[ˈmɑ̃ŋ.ɡɐ]/ˈmaŋɡa/standard[ˈmɑ̃ŋ.ɡɐ]standard
  1. manga (comic originating in Japan)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Japanese 漫画(まんが) (manga).

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