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manu¹

  • /ˈmanʉː/ New Zealand

noun manus

  1. New Zealand 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.

manu²

Where it comes from

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

noun manus

  1. manufacturer But I'm having trouble tracking down a manu using that term.

Manu³

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. Hinduism 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).
  2. The progenitor of the Aryan root-race, which is said to have originated in Atlantis.
  3. A male given name from Sanskrit, commonly used in India.

Manu⁴

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of Emmanuel.

proper noun

  1. A male given name.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hand, paw, mitt, mauler, hook, mano, knockout, ned, giver, smriti, manno, hand-operated, physical, hands-on, unpowered, mechanical

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@misc{manu_2026,
  title = {manu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}