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• US: /ˈmɛni/
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• pin-pen-merger: /ˈmɪni/
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• homophone: mini (pin–pen merger)
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• Ireland: /ˈmæni/
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• homophone: mannie
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• homophone: Mannie
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• homophone: manny
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• homophone: Manny
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From Middle English many, mani, moni, from Old English maniġ, moniġ, maneġ (“many”), from Proto-West Germanic *manag, from Proto-Germanic *managaz (“many; much”), from Proto-Indo-European *menegh-, *mengh- (“many, sufficient”) or Proto-Indo-European *méǵh2- (“big, great”). Cognates Cognate with Scots mony (“many”), Yola many (“many”), North Frisian manag, manig, mäning (“many”), Alemannic German meng (“many”), Central Franconian mannich, männich (“many”), Dutch menig (“many”), German manch (“many, some”), Low German männich, männig (“many”), Luxembourgish muench, munch, munnech (“many”), Danish mangen (“many”), Faroese mangur (“many”), Icelandic margur (“many”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk mang, mange (“many”), Swedish mången (“many”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐍃 (manags, “many; much”), French maint (“many”); also Cornish menowgh (“frequent, often”), Irish minic (“frequently, often”), Manx mennick (“frequent, often”), Scottish Gaelic minig (“frequent”), Welsh mynych (“frequent, often”), Belarusian мно́га (mnóha, “many; much”), Bulgarian and Russian мно́го (mnógo, “many; much”), Czech mnohý (“many, numerous”), Macedonian мно́гу (mnógu, “very; many; much”), Polish mnogi (“numerous; plural”), Serbo-Croatian мно̏гӣ, mnȍgī (“many; much, long; large, numerous”), Ukrainian мно́гий (mnóhyj, “many, multiple”). The noun is from Middle English manye, *menye, from Old English manigeo, menigu (“company, multitude, host”), from Proto-West Germanic *managu, *managī, from Proto-Germanic *managō, *managį̄ (“multitude”), from the same root as the determiner. Cognate with Middle Low German menige, menie, menje (“multitude”), Russian много (mnogo), Serbo-Croatian mnogo.

Borrowed from French Many or a variant of Maney. The town in Louisiana is named after a Colonel Many.

288 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: baie — an indefinite large number of
• Afrikaans: menige — an indefinite large number of
• Akan: horow — an indefinite large number of
• Akan: ahorow — an indefinite large number of
• Albanian: shumë — an indefinite large number of
• Amharic: ብዙ (bəzu) — an indefinite large number of
• Arabic: كَثِير (kaṯīr) — an indefinite large number of
• Arabic: كتير (kitīr) — an indefinite large number of
• Arabic: كَثير (katīr, kaṯīr) — an indefinite large number of
• Aragonese: muitos — an indefinite large number of
• Aragonese: muitas — an indefinite large number of
• Armenian: շատ (šat) — an indefinite large number of
• Armenian: բազում (bazum) — an indefinite large number of
• Asturian: munchos — an indefinite large number of
• Asturian: munches — an indefinite large number of
• Azerbaijani: çox — an indefinite large number of
• Balinese: liu — an indefinite large number of
• Balinese: akéh — an indefinite large number of
• Bashkir: күп (küp) — an indefinite large number of
• Belarusian: мно́гія (mnóhija) — an indefinite large number of
• Belarusian: шмат (šmat) — an indefinite large number of
• Belarusian: мно́га (mnóha) — an indefinite large number of
• Belarusian: бага́та (baháta) — an indefinite large number of
• Central Bikol: dakol — an indefinite large number of
• Central Bikol: kadakol — an indefinite large number of
• Boloki: ebelé — an indefinite large number of
• Bulgarian: мно́го (mnógo) — an indefinite large number of
• Bulgarian: доста (dosta) — an indefinite large number of
• Bulgarian: бая (baja) — an indefinite large number of
• Burmese: များ (mya:) — an indefinite large number of
• Burmese: များကြီး (mya:kri:) — an indefinite large number of
• Carpathian Rusyn: много (mnoho) — an indefinite large number of
• Catalan: molts — an indefinite large number of
• Catalan: moltes — an indefinite large number of
• Chechen: дукха (duqa) — an indefinite large number of
• Cherokee: ᏥᏈᏍᏗ (tsiquisdi) — an indefinite large number of
• Cherokee: ᎤᎪᏗᏗ (ugodidi) — an indefinite large number of
• Chinese Cantonese: 好多 (hou2 do1) — an indefinite large number of
• Chinese: дуә (duə) — an indefinite large number of
• Eastern Min Chinese: 濟 /济 (sâ̤) — an indefinite large number of
• Hakka Chinese: 多 (tô) — an indefinite large number of
• Chinese: 濟 /济 (zh-min-nan) — an indefinite large number of
• Chinese Mandarin: 多 (duō) — an indefinite large number of
• Chinese Mandarin: 很多 (hěnduō) — an indefinite large number of
• Chinese Mandarin: 好多 (hǎoduō) — an indefinite large number of
• Chinese Mandarin: 許多 /许多 (xǔduō) — an indefinite large number of
• Northern Min Chinese: 濟 /济 (cāi) — an indefinite large number of
• Wu Chinese: 多 — an indefinite large number of
• East Circassian: ӏэджэ (ʼɛdžɛ) — an indefinite large number of
• East Circassian: куэд (kwɛd) — an indefinite large number of
• West Circassian: ӏаджэ (ʼadžɛ) — an indefinite large number of
• Maore Comorian: -engi — an indefinite large number of
• Ngazidja Comorian: -indji — an indefinite large number of
• Czech: mnoho — an indefinite large number of
• Dalmatian: mult — an indefinite large number of
• Dalmatian: muolt — an indefinite large number of
• Danish: mange — an indefinite large number of
• Danish: mangen — an indefinite large number of
• Dolgan: үгүс — an indefinite large number of
• Dutch: veel — an indefinite large number of
• Dutch: vele — an indefinite large number of
• Dutch: menig — an indefinite large number of
• Egyptian: aSA:Z2 (ꜥšꜣ) — an indefinite large number of
• Esperanto: multaj — an indefinite large number of
• Estonian: palju — an indefinite large number of
• Faroese: mangur — an indefinite large number of
• Faroese: nógvur — an indefinite large number of
• Finnish: moni — an indefinite large number of
• Finnish: monta — an indefinite large number of
• Finnish: see also Thesaurus:runsaasti — an indefinite large number of
• French: beaucoup de — an indefinite large number of
• French: de nombreux — an indefinite large number of
• French: plusieurs — an indefinite large number of
• North Frisian: fuul — an indefinite large number of
• West-Frisian: protte — an indefinite large number of
• West-Frisian: folle — an indefinite large number of
• Galician: moitos — an indefinite large number of
• Galician: moitas — an indefinite large number of
• Galician: muitos — an indefinite large number of
• Galician: muitas — an indefinite large number of
• Ge'ez: ብዙኅ (bəzuḫ) — an indefinite large number of
• Georgian: ბევრი (bevri) — an indefinite large number of
• Georgian: მრავალი (mravali) — an indefinite large number of
• German: viele — an indefinite large number of
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐍃 (manags) — an indefinite large number of
• Greek: πολλοί (polloí) — an indefinite large number of
• Ancient Greek: πολλοί (polloí) — an indefinite large number of
• Ancient Greek: πολλαί (pollaí) — an indefinite large number of
• Ancient Greek: πολλά (pollá) — an indefinite large number of
• Haitian Creole: anpil — an indefinite large number of
• Hanunoo: adok — an indefinite large number of
• Hanunoo: mayamo — an indefinite large number of
• Hawaiian: he nui — an indefinite large number of
• Hebrew: רַבִּים (rabim) — an indefinite large number of
• Hebrew: הַרְבֵּה (harbé) — an indefinite large number of
• Hindi: बहुत (bahut) — an indefinite large number of
• Hindi: बहु (bahu) — an indefinite large number of
• Hindi: अधिक (adhik) — an indefinite large number of
• Hindi: ज़्यादा (zyādā) — an indefinite large number of
• Hungarian: sok — an indefinite large number of
• Icelandic: margur — an indefinite large number of
• Ido: multa — an indefinite large number of
• Igbo: ìmìlìkiti — an indefinite large number of
• Indonesian: banyak — an indefinite large number of
• Ingrian: paljo — an indefinite large number of
• Ingrian: moni — an indefinite large number of
• Ingrian: ussia — an indefinite large number of
• Ingrian: isost — an indefinite large number of
• Ingrian: äijä — an indefinite large number of
• Ingush: дуккха (duqqa) — an indefinite large number of
• Interlingua: multe — an indefinite large number of
• Irish: a lán — an indefinite large number of
• Irish: mórán — an indefinite large number of
• Old Irish: il — an indefinite large number of
• Old Irish: imdae — an indefinite large number of
• Italian: molti — an indefinite large number of
• Italian: un gran numero di — an indefinite large number of
• Japanese: 多くの (ōkuno) — an indefinite large number of
• Japanese: 多い (ōi) — an indefinite large number of
• Japanese: 沢山 (takusan) — an indefinite large number of
• Javanese: ꦲꦏꦺꦃ (akéh) — an indefinite large number of
• Javanese: ꦏꦛꦃ (kathah) — an indefinite large number of
• Javanese: akèh — an indefinite large number of
• Javanese: kathah — an indefinite large number of
• Jingpho: law — an indefinite large number of
• Kaitag: дахъ (daq) — an indefinite large number of
• Khmer: ច្រើន (craən) — an indefinite large number of
• Kikuyu: -ingĩ — an indefinite large number of
• Kituba: mingi — an indefinite large number of
• Kongo: mingi — an indefinite large number of
• Korean: 많은 (maneun) — an indefinite large number of
• Central Kurdish: گەلێک (gelêk) — an indefinite large number of
• Central Kurdish: زۆر (zor) — an indefinite large number of
• Northern Kurdish: gelek — an indefinite large number of
• Lao: ຫຼາຍ (lāi) — an indefinite large number of
• Latin: multi — an indefinite large number of
• Latvian: daudz — an indefinite large number of
• Latvian: daudzi — an indefinite large number of
• Ligurian: molto — an indefinite large number of
• Lingala: mingi — an indefinite large number of
• Lingala: ebelé — an indefinite large number of
• Lingala: míngi — an indefinite large number of
• Lithuanian: daug — an indefinite large number of
• Lithuanian: daugelis — an indefinite large number of
• Low German: männige — an indefinite large number of
• Low German: männigen — an indefinite large number of
• Low German: männigene — an indefinite large number of
• Low German: männigein — an indefinite large number of
• Low German: männigeine — an indefinite large number of
• Low German: vęle — an indefinite large number of
• Low German: vęl — an indefinite large number of
• Macedonian: многу (mnogu) — an indefinite large number of
• Malay: banyak — an indefinite large number of
• Malay: ramai — an indefinite large number of
• Malayalam: അനേകം (anēkaṁ) — an indefinite large number of
• Mirandese: muitos — an indefinite large number of
• Mirandese: muitas — an indefinite large number of
• Mongolian: олон (olon) — an indefinite large number of
• Nanai: эгди (egʒi) — an indefinite large number of
• Navajo: ląʼí — an indefinite large number of
• Navajo: łą́ — an indefinite large number of
• Navajo: łání — an indefinite large number of
• Navajo: tʼóó ahayóí — an indefinite large number of
• Navajo: ahayóí — an indefinite large number of
• Norwegian: mange — an indefinite large number of
• Nǀuu: kebeke — an indefinite large number of
• Occitan: fòrça — an indefinite large number of
• Odia: ବହୁ (bahu) — an indefinite large number of
• Old English: feolo — an indefinite large number of
• Old English: feola — an indefinite large number of
• Old Norse: margr — an indefinite large number of
• Pashto: ډېر (ḍer) — an indefinite large number of
• Pashto: زيات (zyât) — an indefinite large number of
• Persian: زیاد (ziyâd) — an indefinite large number of
• Persian: چندین (čandin) — an indefinite large number of
• Persian: بسیار (besiyâr) — an indefinite large number of
• Persian: خیلی (xeyli) — an indefinite large number of
• Pirahã: xaíbái — an indefinite large number of
• Plautdietsch: väl — an indefinite large number of
• Polish: wiele — an indefinite large number of
• Polish: dużo — an indefinite large number of
• Portuguese: muitos — an indefinite large number of
• Portuguese: muitas — an indefinite large number of
• Romanian: mulți — an indefinite large number of
• Romanian: multe — an indefinite large number of
• Russian: мно́го (mnógo) — an indefinite large number of
• Russian: мно́гие (mnógije) — an indefinite large number of
• Russian: мно́гий (mnógij) — an indefinite large number of
• Skolt-Sami: mäŋgg — an indefinite large number of
• Sanskrit: बहु (bahu) — an indefinite large number of
• Scots: mony — an indefinite large number of
• Scottish Gaelic: iomadh — an indefinite large number of
• Serbo-Croatian: mnogo — an indefinite large number of
• Serbo-Croatian: много — an indefinite large number of
• Serbo-Croatian: mnogi — an indefinite large number of
• Serbo-Croatian: многи — an indefinite large number of
• Sherpa: མང་མུ (mang mu) — an indefinite large number of
• Slovak: mnohý — an indefinite large number of
• Slovak: mnohá — an indefinite large number of
• Slovak: mnohé — an indefinite large number of
• Slovak: mnohí — an indefinite large number of
• Slovak: mnohé — an indefinite large number of
• Slovak: mnoho — an indefinite large number of
• Slovak: veľa — an indefinite large number of
• Slovene: veliko — an indefinite large number of
• Lower Sorbian: wjele — an indefinite large number of
• Spanish: muchos — an indefinite large number of
• Spanish: muchas — an indefinite large number of
• Sranan Tongo: furu — an indefinite large number of
• Sundanese: seueur — an indefinite large number of
• Swahili: -ingi — an indefinite large number of
• Swedish: många — an indefinite large number of
• Tagalog: marami — an indefinite large number of
• Tamil: நிறைய (niṟaiya) — an indefinite large number of
• Tamil: பல (pala) — an indefinite large number of
• Telugu: చాలా (cālā) — an indefinite large number of
• Thai: ขนัด (kà-nàt) — an indefinite large number of
• Thai: มาก (mâak) — an indefinite large number of
• Thai: เยอะ (yə́) — an indefinite large number of
• Thai: รุ่ม (rûm) — an indefinite large number of
• Thai: หลาย (lǎai) — an indefinite large number of
• Tibetan: མང་པོ (mang po) — an indefinite large number of
• Tocharian A: māk — an indefinite large number of
• Tocharian B: māka — an indefinite large number of
• Tooro: -ingi — an indefinite large number of
• Turkish: çok — an indefinite large number of
• Turkish: pek çok — an indefinite large number of
• Turkish: birçok — an indefinite large number of
• Turkish: fazla — an indefinite large number of
• Ukrainian: бага́то (baháto) — an indefinite large number of
• Ukrainian: чима́ло (čymálo) — an indefinite large number of
• Urdu: بہت (bahut) — an indefinite large number of
• Urdu: زیادہ (zyādā) — an indefinite large number of
• Uzbek: talay — an indefinite large number of
• Vietnamese: nhiều — an indefinite large number of
• Vietnamese: lắm — an indefinite large number of
• Volapük: mödik — an indefinite large number of
• Walloon: bråmint des — an indefinite large number of
• Waray-Waray: da-mo — an indefinite large number of
• Welsh: llawer — an indefinite large number of
• Woiwurrung: woort-tin-do — an indefinite large number of
• Yakut: элбэх (elbeq) — an indefinite large number of
• Yakut: үгүс (ügüs) — an indefinite large number of
• Yiddish: אַ סך (a sakh) — an indefinite large number of
• Zealandic: vee — an indefinite large number of
• Zhuang: haujlai — an indefinite large number of
• Zhuang: lai — an indefinite large number of
• Bulgarian: многото (mnogoto) — a collective mass of people
• Bulgarian: множество (množestvo) — a collective mass of people
• Dutch: menigte — a collective mass of people
• Esperanto: multaj — a collective mass of people
• Finnish: monet — a collective mass of people
• French: le plus grand nombre — a collective mass of people
• Hungarian: sokak — a collective mass of people
• Hungarian: sokan — a collective mass of people
• Macedonian: мноштво (mnoštvo) — a collective mass of people
• Macedonian: многумина (mnogumina) — a collective mass of people
• Pashto: ډېر (ḍer) — a collective mass of people
• Portuguese: massa — a collective mass of people
• Portuguese: multidão — a collective mass of people
• Romanian: mulțime — a collective mass of people
• Russian: мно́гие (mnógije) — a collective mass of people
• Swahili: wengi — a collective mass of people
• Amharic: ብዙ (bəzu) — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Arabic: كَثِير (kaṯīr) — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Arabic: متعدد — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Bengali: অনেক (onek) — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Bulgarian: много (mnogo) — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Danish: mange — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Dutch: velen — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Dutch: veel — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Esperanto: multaj — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Finnish: monet — an indefinite large number of people or things
• French: beaucoup — an indefinite large number of people or things
• French: un grand nombre — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Hungarian: sok — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Isoko: ibuobu — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Italian: molti — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Macedonian: многумина (mnogumina) — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Macedonian: мноштво (mnoštvo) — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Pashto: ډېر (ḍer) — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Romanian: mulți — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Russian: мно́гие (mnógije) — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Russian: мно́гое (mnógoje) — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Spanish: muchos — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Swahili: wengi — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Zhuang: geij — an indefinite large number of people or things
• Zhuang: geijlai — an indefinite large number of people or things