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mana.

to dare (someone to do something)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈmaːna]
  1. to dare (someone to do something)

    weak
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *manōną. Possibly borrowed through Middle Low German or German mahnen (“to urge”).

noun[ˈmaːna]
  1. mana

    neuter · no-plural
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English mana, from Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *mana.

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