# mana
## English
### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈmɑː.nə/, /ˈmæ-/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈmɑ.nə/, /ˈmæ-/
* (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈmʌ.nʌ/, /ˈma-/
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* Rhymes: -ɑːnə
* Hyphenation: ma‧na
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### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Maori mana, ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *mana.
The use of "mana" for "magical power" in video games originated from Larry Niven, when he wrote the short story, "Not Long Before the End", in 1969. It was later popularised by his "The Magic Goes Away" setting.

#### Noun

mana (usually uncountable, plural manas)
* Power, prestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people. [from 19th c.]
** 1862 January 25, Thomas H. Smith, “No. 4: Second Report from T. H. Smith, Esq., R.M.”, in Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand. From the Seventh Day of July to the Fifteenth Day of September, 1862 both Days Inclusive. In the Twenty-sixth Day of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Being the Second Session of the Third Parliament of New Zealand, Wellington: Printed by W. C. Wilson for the House of Representatives, at the printing office, Shortland Crescent, Auckland, →OCLC, pages 10 and 12:[page 10] I have the honor to report, for the information of the Government, the result of my visit to Maketu and the Lake District, and the preliminary arrangements made for introducing the new system of Government for the Natives. […] [page 12] They further required that a certain number of the old Chiefs should be liberally pensioned by the Government, and placed upon a footing of equality with European gentlemen of independent means, in consideration of their resigning their "mana" as Chiefs in favor of the new system; […]
** 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., page 61:The human tribe partakes of the mana or life-force of the animal, and is strengthened.
** 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in 16th and 17th Century England, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, OCLC 71368859; republished London: Folio Society, 2012, OCLC 805007047, page 193:
    But in popular estimation their essential virtue derived from the personal mana of the sovereign.
** 1999, Pat Hohepa, “My Musket, My Missionary and My Mana”, in Alex Calder, Jonathan Lamb, Bridget Orr, editors, Voyages and Beaches: Pacific Encounters, 1769–1840, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 197:It can be seen, therefore, that mana is a nonvisible changing measure; it can remain static, increase, or decrease, depending on the actions or inaction of the recipient, and it can be enhanced or diminished. […] One can speak of the mana of a warrior, the mana of a woman leader, the mana of a child prodigy.
** 2001 September, Aldo Matteucci, “Language and Diplomacy – A Practitioner's View”, in Jovan Kurbalija, Hannah Slavik, editors, Language and Diplomacy, Malta: DiploProjects, Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies, University of Malta, →ISBN, page 61:Among the Maori sovereignty was the result of mana—power based on hereditary rank and personal achievement. Manas could coexist and overlap, as they did in the medieval times in Europe.
** 2012, Harold Hill, “Te Ope Whakaora, the Army that Brings Life: The Salvation Army and Māori”, in Hugh [Douglas] Morrison, Lachy Paterson, Brett Knowles, Murray Rae, editors, Mana Māori and Christianity, Wellington: Huia Publishers, →ISBN:On a number of occasions in recent years apologies have been offered to Māori because of past offences to their mana and invasions of their rights as tangata whenua.
* (fantasy roleplaying games) Magical power.
** 2003 May 20, “Bear”, “Makes Lovely Julienne Ogres …”, in rec.games.roguelike.angband‎ (Usenet), message-ID <3EC9C629.4DF117C@sonic.net>:[…] Teleporting from an open room where there were a dozen black orcs firing bows […] landed me, low on mana and hitpoints, in a room full of gnome mages who instantly summoned four umber hulks and a xorn!
** 2010, Ernest Adams, “Artifical Life and Puzzle Games”, in Fundamentals of Game Design, 2nd edition, Berkeley, Calif.: New Riders, →ISBN, page 580:Mana often grows in exponential proportion to population size, so as the population increases the player acquires vastly greater powers—a progression that god games share with spellcaster characters in role-playing games.

##### Derived terms

* mana flood
* mana glut
* mana point
* mana screw
* mana shuffle
* mana weave

##### Translations
### Etymology 2
#### Noun

mana (plural manas)
* Alternative form of mina (“ancient unit of weight or currency”).

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

mana (uncountable)
* Alternative spelling of manna.

### Further reading

* mana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Nama, naam

## Bassa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mɾ̃ã̄]

### Noun

mana
* a blessing

### Verb

mana
* to swallow

### References

* Bassa-English Dictionary
* 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

## Bikol Central
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ma‧na
* IPA: /ˈmana/ [ˈma.n̪a]

### Verb

mana
* to inherit
    Synonyms: eredar, lubos

#### Derived terms

* magmana
* manahon
* pamana

## Blagar
### Noun

mana
* place

### References

* Antoinette Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1 (2014), p. 162
* Hein Steinhauer, "Going" and "Coming" in the Blagar of Dolap (Pura–Alor–Indonesia)

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈma.nə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈma.na]

### Interjection

mana
* sorry, pardon (I did not hear you)
    Synonym: perdó?

### Verb

mana
* inflection of manar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Cebuano
### Alternative forms

* humana

### Etymology

From human +‎ na, literally “it is finished”.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈna/ [mɐˈn̪a]
* Hyphenation: ma‧na

### Adjective

maná (Badlit spelling ᜋᜈ)
* (colloquial) specifies that the action is finished or completed
    Mana mi'g kaon. ― We are done eating.
    Mana ko'g luto og utan. ― I am done cooking vegetables.

### See also

* nag-
* ni-

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin manna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmana]
* Hyphenation: ma‧na
* Rhymes: -ana

### Noun

mana f
* (biblical) manna

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “mana”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “mana”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Denya
### Noun

mànǎ
* water

### Further reading

* Tanyi Eyong Mbuagbaw, The Denya Noun Class System, in the Journal of West African Languages

## Fijian
### Noun

mana
* sign, omen
* miracle, wonder (use cakamana to specify this meaning)
* antidote (use mana kina to specify this meaning)
* (biblical) manna

### Adverb

mana
* so be it, let it be so (addressed to a heathen deity)

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑnɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: ma‧na

### Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Finnic *mana (compare Southern Sami muonese (“(good or bad) spirit, omen”)). Alternatively possibly a back-formation of manala, which could then originate from maan alla (“under the ground”).

#### Noun

mana
* death, Death (personification of death)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of mana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
manani
manani
accusative
nom.
manani
manani
gen.
manani
genitive
manani
manojeni manaini $^{rare}$
partitive
manaani
manojani
inessive
manassani
manoissani
elative
manastani
manoistani
illative
manaani
manoihini
adessive
manallani
manoillani
ablative
manaltani
manoiltani
allative
manalleni
manoilleni
essive
mananani
manoinani
translative
manakseni
manoikseni
abessive
manattani
manoittani
instructive
comitative
—manoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
manasi
manasi
accusative
nom.
manasi
manasi
gen.
manasi
genitive
manasi
manojesi manaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
manaasi
manojasi
inessive
manassasi
manoissasi
elative
manastasi
manoistasi
illative
manaasi
manoihisi
adessive
manallasi
manoillasi
ablative
manaltasi
manoiltasi
allative
manallesi
manoillesi
essive
mananasi
manoinasi
translative
manaksesi
manoiksesi
abessive
manattasi
manoittasi
instructive
comitative
—manoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
manamme
manamme
accusative
nom.
manamme
manamme
gen.
manamme
genitive
manamme
manojemme manaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
manaamme
manojamme
inessive
manassamme
manoissamme
elative
manastamme
manoistamme
illative
manaamme
manoihimme
adessive
manallamme
manoillamme
ablative
manaltamme
manoiltamme
allative
manallemme
manoillemme
essive
mananamme
manoinamme
translative
manaksemme
manoiksemme
abessive
manattamme
manoittamme
instructive
comitative
—manoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mananne
mananne
accusative
nom.
mananne
mananne
gen.
mananne
genitive
mananne
manojenne manainne $^{rare}$
partitive
manaanne
manojanne
inessive
manassanne
manoissanne
elative
manastanne
manoistanne
illative
manaanne
manoihinne
adessive
manallanne
manoillanne
ablative
manaltanne
manoiltanne
allative
manallenne
manoillenne
essive
manananne
manoinanne
translative
manaksenne
manoiksenne
abessive
manattanne
manoittanne
instructive
comitative
—manoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
manansa
manansa
accusative
nom.
manansa
manansa
gen.
manansa
genitive
manansa
manojensa manainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
manaansa
manojaan manojansa
inessive
manassaan manassansa
manoissaan manoissansa
elative
manastaan manastansa
manoistaan manoistansa
illative
manaansa
manoihinsa
adessive
manallaan manallansa
manoillaan manoillansa
ablative
manaltaan manaltansa
manoiltaan manoiltansa
allative
manalleen manallensa
manoilleen manoillensa
essive
mananaan mananansa
manoinaan manoinansa
translative
manakseen manaksensa
manoikseen manoiksensa
abessive
manattaan manattansa
manoittaan manoittansa
instructive
comitative
—manoineen manoinensa :

##### Synonyms

* (death): kuolema, kuolo, tuoni

##### Derived terms

* nouns: manala (if not back-formation)
* verbs: manata (possibly), mennä manalle, mennä manan majoille

#### Further reading

* “1. mana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

From Maori mana.

#### Noun

mana
* mana

##### Declension

Possessive forms of mana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
manani
manani
accusative
nom.
manani
manani
gen.
manani
genitive
manani
manojeni manaini $^{rare}$
partitive
manaani
manojani
inessive
manassani
manoissani
elative
manastani
manoistani
illative
manaani
manoihini
adessive
manallani
manoillani
ablative
manaltani
manoiltani
allative
manalleni
manoilleni
essive
mananani
manoinani
translative
manakseni
manoikseni
abessive
manattani
manoittani
instructive
comitative
—manoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
manasi
manasi
accusative
nom.
manasi
manasi
gen.
manasi
genitive
manasi
manojesi manaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
manaasi
manojasi
inessive
manassasi
manoissasi
elative
manastasi
manoistasi
illative
manaasi
manoihisi
adessive
manallasi
manoillasi
ablative
manaltasi
manoiltasi
allative
manallesi
manoillesi
essive
mananasi
manoinasi
translative
manaksesi
manoiksesi
abessive
manattasi
manoittasi
instructive
comitative
—manoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
manamme
manamme
accusative
nom.
manamme
manamme
gen.
manamme
genitive
manamme
manojemme manaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
manaamme
manojamme
inessive
manassamme
manoissamme
elative
manastamme
manoistamme
illative
manaamme
manoihimme
adessive
manallamme
manoillamme
ablative
manaltamme
manoiltamme
allative
manallemme
manoillemme
essive
mananamme
manoinamme
translative
manaksemme
manoiksemme
abessive
manattamme
manoittamme
instructive
comitative
—manoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mananne
mananne
accusative
nom.
mananne
mananne
gen.
mananne
genitive
mananne
manojenne manainne $^{rare}$
partitive
manaanne
manojanne
inessive
manassanne
manoissanne
elative
manastanne
manoistanne
illative
manaanne
manoihinne
adessive
manallanne
manoillanne
ablative
manaltanne
manoiltanne
allative
manallenne
manoillenne
essive
manananne
manoinanne
translative
manaksenne
manoiksenne
abessive
manattanne
manoittanne
instructive
comitative
—manoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
manansa
manansa
accusative
nom.
manansa
manansa
gen.
manansa
genitive
manansa
manojensa manainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
manaansa
manojaan manojansa
inessive
manassaan manassansa
manoissaan manoissansa
elative
manastaan manastansa
manoistaan manoistansa
illative
manaansa
manoihinsa
adessive
manallaan manallansa
manoillaan manoillansa
ablative
manaltaan manaltansa
manoiltaan manoiltansa
allative
manalleen manallensa
manoilleen manoillensa
essive
mananaan mananansa
manoinaan manoinansa
translative
manakseen manaksensa
manoikseen manoiksensa
abessive
manattaan manattansa
manoittaan manoittansa
instructive
comitative
—manoineen manoinensa :

#### Further reading

* “2. mana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Anagrams

* Maan, maan

## French
### Noun

mana m (plural manas)
* (religion) mana

### Further reading

* “mana”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Garo
### Verb

mana
* to rebuke

## Hadza
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mana/

### Noun

mana m
* a piece of meat
See also manako (meat), manabee (body), manae (to go to where there is meat)

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *mana.

### Noun

mana
* religious power

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmaːna/
* Rhymes: -aːna

### Etymology 1

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

#### Verb

mana (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative manaði, supine manað)
* to dare (someone to do something)

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

mana n (genitive singular mana, no plural)
* (gaming, role playing) mana

##### Declension
## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.na/
* Hyphenation: ma‧na
* Rhymes: -ana

### Etymology 1

From Malay mana.

#### Pronoun

mana
* where, which

#### Adverb

mana
* where, which
* (colloquial, in some contexts only) not, doesn't (negates meaning of verb)

##### Derived terms

* mana-mana
* mana bisa
* mana boleh
* mana dapat
* mana lagi
* mana pula
* mana tahu
* dari mana
* di mana
* ke mana
* yang mana

### Etymology 2

From English mana, from Maori mana, ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *mana (“natural power; thunder, storm wind”).

#### Noun

mana (uncountable)
* mana: A form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people.

### Etymology 3

From Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).

#### Noun

mana (uncountable)
* (biblical) manna: Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.

### Further reading

* “mana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish manadh, from a Proto-Celtic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”), the source of Latin moneo (“I advise, warn”).

### Noun

mana m (genitive singular mana, nominative plural manaí)
* portent, sign
* attitude, outlook
* motto

#### Declension

bare forms
singular
plural
nominative
mana
manaí
vocative
a mhana
a mhanaí
genitive
mana
manaí
dative
mana
manaí
forms with the definite article
singular
plural
nominative
an mana
na manaí
genitive
an mhana
na manaí
dative
leis an mana don mhana
leis na manaí :

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “manadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page 241

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “mana”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Italian
### Etymology 1

From mano, with a vowel change by analogy of the word's gender. Compare Neapolitan mana, Romanian mână.

#### Noun

mana f (plural mane)
* (regional) Alternative form of mano

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mana.

#### Noun

mana m (uncountable)
* (fantasy roleplaying games) mana

## Italiot Greek
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

mana f
* mother

## Japanese
### Romanization

mana
* Rōmaji transcription of まな
* Rōmaji transcription of マナ

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈmaː.naː/, [ˈmäːnäː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈma.na/, [ˈmäːnä]

### Verb

mānā
* second-person singular present active imperative of mānō

## Latvian
### Pronoun

mana
* inflection of mans:
** genitive singular masculine
** nominative/vocative singular feminine

### Verb

mana
* third-person singular/plural present indicative of manīt
* (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of manīt
* (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of manīt

## Laz
### Conjunction

mana
* Latin spelling of მანა (mana)

## Macanese
### Noun

mana
* Alternative form of mána: older / oldest sister

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* mn, mane (SMS slang)

### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /manə/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /mana/
* Rhymes: -anə, -nə, -ə

### Adverb

mana (Jawi spelling مان)
* where (incomplete without ke, di or dari)
* which (used with yang)

#### Usage notes

Occurs in the following constructions: di mana? (“where?”), dari mana? (“whence? from where?”), ke mana? (“whither?, to where?”), macam mana? (“how?”) and yang mana? (“which (one)?”).

### Further reading

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

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *mana.

### Noun

mana
* power; mana
** 2006, Joanne Barker, Sovereignty Matters, page 208:In 1979 a gathering of elders at the Waananga kaumatua affirmed te reo Maori “Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Maori” the language is the life principle of Maori mana.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Descendants

* → English: mana

## Middle Norwegian
### Etymology

From Middle Low German [Term?].

### Verb

mana
* to encourage, urge

#### Descendants

* Norwegian Nynorsk: mana, mane (e infinitive)
* Norwegian Bokmål: mane

### References

* “mana” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Nafaanra
### Noun

mana
* nose

## Neapolitan
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin manus.

### Noun

mana f
* hand

## Northern Sami
### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈmana/

### Verb

mana
* inflection of mannat:
** present indicative connegative
** second-person singular imperative
** imperative connegative

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Middle Norwegian mana, from Middle Low German [Term?].

#### Alternative forms

* mane (e infinitive)

#### Verb

mana (present tense manar, past tense mana, past participle mana, passive infinitive manast, present participle manande, imperative mana/man)
* to encourage, urge

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

mana
* definite singular of man

### References

* “mana” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old English
### Noun

mana
* genitive plural of man

## Old Norse
### Noun

mana
* indefinite genitive plural of mǫn

## Oromo
### Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *min- (“house, to build”). Cognates include Burji mina, Hadiyya mine and Sidamo mine.

### Noun

mana
* house

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀫𑀦 (Brahmi script)
* मन (Devanagari script)
* মন (Bengali script)
* මන (Sinhalese script)
* မန or မၼ (Burmese script)
* มน or มะนะ (Thai script)
* ᨾᨶ (Tai Tham script)
* ມນ or ມະນະ (Lao script)
* មន (Khmer script)
* 𑄟𑄚 (Chakma script)
* manas (Latin script)
* 𑀫𑀦𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
* मनस् (Devanagari script)
* মনস্ (Bengali script)
* මනස් (Sinhalese script)
* မနသ် or မၼသ် (Burmese script)
* มนสฺ or มะนัส (Thai script)
* ᨾᨶᩈ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
* ມນສ຺ or ມະນັສ (Lao script)
* មនស៑ (Khmer script)
* 𑄟𑄚𑄥𑄴 (Chakma script)

### Noun

mana m or n
* Interpretation of many of the inflectional forms of manas (“mind”)
* vocative singular of manas

## Polish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈma.na/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: ma‧na

### Noun

mana f
* mana (form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people)
* (fantasy roleplaying games) mana (magical power)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* mana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmɐ̃.nɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmɐ̃.nɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈmɐ.na/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmɐ.nɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmɐ.nɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈma.nɐ/
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
* Hyphenation: ma‧na

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish mana, clipping of hermana (“sister”).

#### Noun

mana f (plural manas)
* (colloquial, familiar) female equivalent of mano; sister

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mana, from Maori mana.

#### Noun

mana m or f (uncountable)
* (religion) mana (form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion)
* (fantasy roleplaying games) mana (magical power)

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

mana
* inflection of manar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “mana”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “mana” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “mana”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “mana”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “mana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Quechua
### Particle

mana
* not
* no

#### See also

* -chu

## Rapa Nui
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *mana.

### Noun

mana
* power
* divine authority

## Sambali
### Noun

mana
* heritage

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

From a dialectal vulgarism of Ottoman Turkish بهانه (bahane), either in the form of "mahane" or "mana", from Persian بهانه (bahâne, “excuse”). Related to Macedonian маана (maana), Bulgarian махана (mahana), Albanian mahanë - all borrowed from Ottoman Turkish.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mǎːna/
* Hyphenation: ma‧na
* Rhymes: -ǎːna

#### Noun

mána f (Cyrillic spelling ма́на)
* flaw, fault, shortcoming

##### Derived terms

* verbs: manisati

#### References

* ↑ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بهانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 415

### Etymology 2

From Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mâna/
* Hyphenation: ma‧na

#### Noun

mȁna f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏на)
* manna

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mâna/
* Hyphenation: ma‧na

#### Noun

mȁna f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏на)
* mana

##### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmana/ [ˈma.na]
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: ma‧na

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

mana f (plural manas)
* (slang, Mexico) female equivalent of mano

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

mana
* inflection of manar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

mana f (plural manas)
* manna

### Etymology 4
#### Noun

mana f (plural manas)
* spring (of water)

### Further reading

* “mana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Low German manen, from Old Saxon manon, from Proto-Germanic *manōną, cognate with Old English manian (“to remind”).

### Verb

mana (present manar, preterite manade, supine manat, imperative mana)
* to encourage or urge (someone)

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### Derived terms

* anmana
* frammana
* förmana
* maning
* självmant
* uppmana
* utmana

### Noun

mana c
* mana (supernatural power)

#### Declension
### References

* mana in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* mana in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* mana in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mana, *maña (“inherit; inheritance”). Compare Malay manah (“heritage”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈmana/ [ˈmaː.n̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: ma‧na

### Noun

mana (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ)
* heirloom; inheritance; heritage

#### Derived terms

* magmana
* mamana
* manahin
* pamana
* tagamana
* tagapagmana

### Further reading

* “mana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* Maan, ma- -an

## Tahitian
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *mana.

### Noun

mana
* power
* respect given in accordance to power

## Tongan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mana, from Proto-Oceanic *mana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.na/

### Noun

mana
* miracle

## Tunggare
### Noun

mana
* water

### References

* C. L. Voorhoeve, 1975. Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, p.120
* Bill Palmer, editor (2018), The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide, Padua: De Gruyter Mouton, →OCLC

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish معنا, from Arabic مَعْنًى (maʕnan) (plural: مَعَانٍ (maʕānin)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maːnaː/, [mɑːɲäː], (deprecated) [mɑːnɑː]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

mana (definite accusative manayı, plural manalar)
* meaning

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
mana
manalar
definite accusative
manayı
manaları
dative
manaya
manalara
locative
manada
manalarda
ablative
manadan
manalardan
genitive
mananın
manaların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
manam
manalarım
2nd singular
manan
manaların
3rd singular
manası
manaları
1st plural
manamız
manalarımız
2nd plural
mananız
manalarınız
3rd plural
manaları
manaları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
manamı
manalarımı
2nd singular
mananı
manalarını
3rd singular
manasını
manalarını
1st plural
manamızı
manalarımızı
2nd plural
mananızı
manalarınızı
3rd plural
manalarını
manalarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
manama
manalarıma
2nd singular
manana
manalarına
3rd singular
manasına
manalarına
1st plural
manamıza
manalarımıza
2nd plural
mananıza
manalarınıza
3rd plural
manalarına
manalarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
manamda
manalarımda
2nd singular
mananda
manalarında
3rd singular
manasında
manalarında
1st plural
manamızda
manalarımızda
2nd plural
mananızda
manalarınızda
3rd plural
manalarında
manalarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
manamdan
manalarımdan
2nd singular
manandan
manalarından
3rd singular
manasından
manalarından
1st plural
manamızdan
manalarımızdan
2nd plural
mananızdan
manalarınızdan
3rd plural
manalarından
manalarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
manamın
manalarımın
2nd singular
mananın
manalarının
3rd singular
manasının
manalarının
1st plural
manamızın
manalarımızın
2nd plural
mananızın
manalarınızın
3rd plural
manalarının
manalarının
Predicative forms
singular
plural
1st singular
manayım
manalarım
2nd singular
manasın
manalarsın
3rd singular
mana manadır
manalar manalardır
1st plural
manayız
manalarız
2nd plural
manasınız
manalarsınız
3rd plural
manalar
manalardır :

#### Synonyms

* anlam

### References

* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mana”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

## Volapük
### Noun

mana
* genitive singular of man

## Xavante
### Etymology

From Proto-Central Jê *mə̃nə̃ (“tail, penis”) < Proto-Cerrado *mbyn (“tail, penis”) < Proto-Jê *mbyn (“tail”).

### Pronunciation

IPA: [mə̃nə̃]

### Noun

mana
* Form of bö (utterance-medial variant)

## Yawa
### Noun

mana
* water

### References

* Andrew Pawley, Papuan Pasts: Cultural, Linguistic and Biological Histories of Papuan-Speaking Peoples (2005)