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manu

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • New-Zealand: /ˈmanʉː/
  • CMU ARPABET: M AA1 N UW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A title accorded to the progenitor of mankind, first king to rule this earth, who saved mankind from a great global flood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hinduism

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name

Meaning 2

The progenitor of the Aryan root-race, which is said to have originated in Atlantis.

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name

Meaning 3

A male given name from Sanskrit, commonly used in India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 4

A male given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 5

A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: New-Zealand

Topics: diving, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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noun

Meaning 6

manufacturer

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, manufacturing

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History

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit मनु (manu, “man, mankind”). Doublet of man and mann.

Abbreviation of Emmanuel.

In the sense of a manufacturer; clipping of 'manufacturer'