# manis
## English
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

manis
* plural of mani

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “w:Manis#Etymology”)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmeɪnɪs/

#### Noun

manis (plural manises)
* (obsolete) The pangolin.

### See also

* kecap manis (etymologically unrelated)

### Anagrams

* Imans, M'sian, Mansi, Msian, Naims, Nasim, amins, imans, mains, minas, nsima

## Catalan
### Verb

manis
* second-person singular present subjunctive of manar

## Iban
### Etymology

Possibly come from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)(h)emis, from Proto-Austronesian *ma- +‎ *(h)emis. Compare Tagalog matamis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /manis/
* Rhymes: -nis, -is

### Adjective

manis
* sweet

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay manis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmanis]
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

manis
* sweet
* lovely
* of good taste (Can we verify this sense?)

### Noun

manis (plural manis-manis)
* boy (Can we verify this sense?)

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* mānus

### Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripen, to mature”); related to mānus (“good”), mātūrus (“mature”), Mātūta (“goddess Dawn”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈmaː.nis/, [ˈmäːnɪs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈma.nis/, [ˈmäːnis]

### Adjective

mānis (neuter māne); third-declension two-termination adjective
* (Old Latin) Alternative form of mānus (“good”)

#### Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

#### Derived terms

* mānēs (“spirits of the dead”)
* immānis (“monstrous”)

### References

* manis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co. (ambiguous) to appease the manes, make sacrifice for departed souls: manes expiare (Pis. 7. 16)

## Latvian
### Pronoun

manis
* of me; genitive singular of es

## Malay
### Etymology

Possibly come from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)(h)emis, with *ma- +‎ with Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(h)emis. Compare Tagalog matamis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /manis/
* Rhymes: -nis, -is

### Adjective

manis (Jawi spelling مانيس)
* (of taste) sweet
* attractive; lovely

#### Derived terms

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
* kayu manis ("cinnamon")
Regular affixed derivations:
* manisan (“nectar; sugared fruit”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
* kemanisan (“sweetness”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
* pemanis (“sweetener”) [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
* memanis (“to become sweet”) [agent focus] (meN-)
* memaniskan (“to make sth sweet”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
* bermanis (“to speak in a sweet manner; to act sweetly”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)
* manis-manisan (“nectar; sugared fruit”) [reduplication + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + -an)
* bermanis-manis
* memanis-manis
* mempermanis (“to make sth sweeter; to sweeten”)

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: manis

### Further reading

* “manis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Spanish
### Noun

manis f pl
* plural of mani

## Volapük
### Noun

manis
* accusative plural of man