manu
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New Zealand/ˈmanʉː/
manu noun: a method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash.
Noun (1)
manu (plural manus)
- A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash.
- For those that don't know what a manu is, you've got your standard bomb, which everyone does, where you curl up and enter the water feet first. But a manu is when you are in a v-shape and essentially your tailbone or lower back enters the water first while you hold that v-shape.2013 February 22, Elisha Rolleston, “Best water bombs: Nothin' but manus”, in Stuff
- An area of the outdoor pool at Whakatāne Aquatic Centre has been set aside for manus (bombing) after a nine-year-old boy nearly drowned last month.2022 February 23, Diane McCarthy, “Special space allocated for manus after near drowning”, in RNZ, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2022
Noun (2)
manu (plural manus)
- manufacturer
- But I'm having trouble tracking down a manu using that term.2023 November 11, Keishu13, “What is this type of pin called?”, in Reddit
- Currently waiting on just one more of the Final Fantasy Tarot Card enamel pins to finish, so my manu sent me this clip as a preview!2024 June 1, Sano Eli ✧ prismono.com🪻 (@prismonoart), Twitter
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Manu
Manu
- A title accorded to the progenitor of mankind, first king to rule this earth, who saved mankind from a great global flood.
- Agni is the one who is introduced by Manu, who is kindled by Manu; one requests him to rule at the present sacrifice, as he had done it for Manu, when he "offered the first oblation, with kindled fire, with his (attentive) heart and soul, along with the seven priests" to the gods (X, 63, 7).1988, Hermann Oldenberg, Shridhar B. Shrotri, The Religion of the Veda, page 138
- The progenitor of the Aryan root-race, which is said to have originated in Atlantis.
- A male given name from Sanskrit, commonly used in India.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Manu
Manu
- A male given name.
manu meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
manu in Hindi
- मनु, मनू
manu in Tamil
- மனூ
manu in Marathi
- मनु, मनू
manu in Urdu
- منو
More languagesFewer languages
- manu in Bengali
- মনু, মানু
- manu in Telugu
- మను
- manu in Malayalam
- മനു
- manu in Kannada
- ಮನು, ಮನೂ
- manu in Punjabi
- ਮਨੂੰ, ਮਨੂ
- manu in Gujarati
- મનુ, મનૂ
- manu in Odia
- ମନୁ, ମାନୁ
- manu in Sanskrit
- मनु mánu, मनुस् mánus
- manu in Nepali
- मनु, मनू
Forms of manu
| plural | manus |
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Origin of manu
In the sense of a manufacturer; clipping of 'manufacturer'
Transliteration of Sanskrit मनु (manu, “man, mankind”). Doublet of man and mann.
Abbreviation of Emmanuel.
Phrases with manu
Questions about manu
- What does manu mean?
- Manu means a method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash.
- What is manu in Hindi?
- Manu in Hindi is मनु, मनू. See Manu meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is manu?
- Manu can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce manu?
- Manu is pronounced /ˈmanʉː/ (New Zealand).
- What is the plural of manu?
- The plural of manu is manus.
Words near manu in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: manu (page history and authors); Manu (page history and authors); manu (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manu (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manu (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manu (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manu (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manu (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manu (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manu (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manu (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manu (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); manu (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); मनु (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); manu (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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