Complete Definition of "man"

see|Appendix:Variations of "man"
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English

see|the man

rank|other|very|upon|69|man|may|about|its

Etymology
OE. term|mann|lang=ang.

Pronunciation
IPA|/mæn/, SAMPA|/m{n/
audio|en-us-man.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun|men

  1. An adult male human.
  2. A mensch; a person of integrity and honor.

#* 1883, w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, wikisource:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#: He's more a man than any pair of rats of you in this here house...

  1. An abstract person; any man or woman.

#: every man for himself

  1. context|collective All humans collectively; mankind. Also Man.

#: prehistoric man

  1. A piece or token used in board games such as chess.

Synonyms
sense|adult male human omi i|Polari

Antonyms
woman
boy

Derived terms
rel-top|terms derived from "man"
barman
fireman
government man
manhood
mankind
manly
man of God
rel-mid
man of science
man of war
overman
policeman
underman
pan man
woman
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Translations
trans-top|adult male human
Afrikaans: t|af|man
Ainu: ���� ('okkayo)
Albanian: t-|sq|burrë|xsAlbanian, t-|sq|trim|xsAlbanian
Apache:
Arabic: t|ar|scARchar|رج�|trrájul|m
Armenian: Õ¿Õ²Õ¡Õ´Õ¡Ö�Õ¤ (dghamard)
Bosnian: t-|bs|�ovjek|m
Basque: t|eu|gizon, t|eu|gizaseme, t|eu|gizonki
Breton: t|br|gwaz|m, t|br|den|m
Bulgarian: t|bg|м�ж|tr=m�ž|m
Catalan: t|ca|home|m
Chinese: t|zh|�人|tr=nánrén
Croatian: t-|hr|muškarac
Czech: t+|cs|muž|m, t+|cs|pán|m
Danish: t+|da|mand|c
Dutch: t+|nl|man|m, t+|nl|heer|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|viro|xsEsperanto, t-|eo|virulo|xsEsperanto
Estonian: t|et|mees, t|et|meesterahvas
Ewe: t|ee|�utsu
Faroese: t|fo|kallmaður|m, t|fo|maður|m, t|fo|kallur|m
Fijian: t|fj|turaga|xs=Fijian
Finnish: t+|fi|mies
French: t+|fr|homme|m
Frisian: t-|fy|man
Georgian: ���� (k�atsi)
German: t+|de|Mann|m, t+|de|Herr|m
Greek:

Guaraní: ava
Hausa: mutum
Hebrew: t|he|���|tradam|m, t|he|��ר|trgever, t|he|��ש|tr=ish|m
Hindi: �दम� (�dmī), प�र�ष
Hungarian: t+|hu|férfi
Icelandic: t+|is|karlmaður|m, t-|is|karl|m, t+|is|maður|m
Ido: t|io|viro
Indonesian: t-|id|pria|xsIndonesian, t-|id|laki-laki|xsIndonesian
Interlingua: t|ia|homine; t|ia|viro
Irish: t-|ga|fear|xs=Irish
Istro-Romanian: b�rbåt m
Italian: t+|it|uomo|m
trans-mid
Japanese: t|ja|�� (t|ja|����|trdansei), t|ja|��人 (t|ja|������|trotoko no hito)
Kabyle: argaz
Korean: t|ko|�� (t|ko|��|tr=namja)
Kurdish: t|ku|mêr, t|ku|zelam, t|ku|scKUchar|پ�ا�, t|ku|scKUchar|ز���ا�
Latin: t|la|vir, -i m
Lojban: nanmu
Manx: fer#Manx|fer
Mapudungun: wentru
Malayalam: പ�ര�ഷന�� (purushan), �ണ� (aanu)
Maltese: t-|mt|raġel|xs=Maltese
Marathi: माण�स
Megleno-Romanian: b�rbat m
Mi'kmaq: jinem
Navajo: diné
Nepali: manav, maanche
Norwegian: t+|no|mann|m
Novial: viro
Occitan: òme m
Old English: t-|ang|mann|xsOld English, t-|ang|guma|xsOld English, t-|ang|hæleþ|xsOld English, t-|ang|secg|xsOld English, t-|ang|beorn|xsOld English, t+|ang|wer|xsOld English
Old Prussian: wīrs
Persian: t|fa|scFAchar|�رد|��رد|trmærd
Pitjantjatjara: wati
Polish: m�żczyzna m, pan#Polish|pan m (deferential), cz�owiek m (nondeferential)
Portuguese: t+|pt|homem|m, t-|pt|varão|m
Powhatan: nimarew
Rapa Nui: tangata
Romanian: t-|ro|b�rbat|m
Russian: t+|ru|м�ж�ина|m|trmuž�ína|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: fear m, duine m
Setswana: monna
Slovak: t-|sk|muž
Slovene: moški m mož m
Spanish: t+|es|varón|m, t+|es|hombre|m
Swedish: t+|sv|man
Tamazight: ⴰ�ⴳⴰ� (argaz)
Tetum: mane
Tok Pisin: #Tok Pisin|man
Tupinambá: abá
Turkish: adam :tr:adam|^, erkek :tr: erkek|^
Ukrainian: �олов�к (�olovík) m
Warlpiri: wati
Welsh: t-|cy|gŵr|m|xsWelsh, t-|cy|dyn|m|xsWelsh
Yiddish: ��� (man)
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trans-top|human
Albanian: njeri
Armenian: Õ´Õ¡Ö�Õ¤ (mard)
Croatian: t+|hr|�ovjek
Czech: t+|cs|�lov�k|m
Danish: t-|da|menneske|n
Dutch: t+|nl|mens
Esperanto: t+|eo|homo|xsEsperanto, t-|eo|ulo|xsEsperanto
Ewe: ame, amegbet�
French: t+|fr|homme|m
German: t+|de|Mensch
Greek: t+|el|άνθ���ο�|m|sc=Grek (ánθropos)
Hungarian: t+|hu|ember
Icelandic: t+|is|manneskja|f, t+|is|maður|m
Indonesian: t+|id|orang|xs=Indonesian
trans-mid
Japanese: 人 (��, hito)
Korean: �� (saram)
Kurdish: KUchar|�ر�ڤ
Mapudungun: che
Norwegian: t-|no|menneske|n
Polish: t-|pl|cz�owiek|m
Rapa Nui: tangata
Rohingya: manúic
Romanian: t+|ro|om|m
Romany: manush
Russian: t+|ru|�еловек|m|tr�elovék|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: duine m
Slovak: t-|sk|�lovek|m
Spanish: gente f?, hombre m?, ser humano m
Swedish: t+|sv|människa|f
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trans-top|piece in board games
Bulgarian: t+|bg|�иг��а|f|trfigúra|scCyrl
Dutch: t-|nl|pion|m, t-|nl|speelstuk|n
Estonian: nupp
Finnish: pelinappula, nappula, äijä (colloquial), ukko (colloquial)
French: t+|fr|pion|m
German: t+|de|Stein|m, t-|de|Spielfigur|f
Greek: �ι�νι (pióni) n, �ο�λι (púli) n
Hungarian: t+|hu|paraszt
Italian: t-|it|pedina|f
trans-mid
Japanese: � (��, ishi), � (��, koma)
Kurdish: t+|ku|berik
Norwegian: t-|no|brikke|m
Polish: t-|pl|pionek|m
Russian: t+|ru|�иг��а|f|trfigúra|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|peón|m
Swedish: t-|sv|spelpjäs|c
Turkish: t+|tr|ta�
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checktrans
trans-top|Translations to be categorised
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|رج� (rájul) m
ttbc|Basque: gizon, gizaseme, gizonki
ttbc|Hawaiian: kanaka, k�ne
ttbc|Ido: viro, homo
trans-mid
ttbc|Central Sierra Miwok: na��a-
ttbc|Occitan: òme
ttbc|Pitjantjatjara: wati
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb|man|n|ed

  1. transitive To supply with staff or crew (of either sex).

#: The shipped was manned with a small crew.

  1. transitive To take up position in order to operate something.

#: Man the lifeboats!

Derived terms
overman pos_v

Translations
trans-top|to supply with staff or crew
Afrikaans: beman
Dutch: t-|nl|bemannen
Finnish: t+|fi|täyttää, t-|fi|miehittää
German: t-|de|bemannen
trans-mid
Hebrew: ����ש (le�aiesh), �ספק ��� ��� (le�sipek kokha adam)
Icelandic: t-|is|manna
Kurdish: dagirtin, dagir kirin
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trans-top|to take up position in order to operate something
Afrikaans: beman
Dutch: t-|nl|bemannen
German: t-|de|bemannen
Hebrew: ����ש (le�aiesh)
trans-mid
Swedish: t-|sv|bemanna
trans-bottom

See also
boy
male

Interjection
en-intj

  1. An interjection used to place emphasis upon something or someone.

#: Man, that was a great catch!
#: Geordie Hoo man woman!
#: Geordie Giv'is a bottle of dog man!

Quotations
seeCites

Category:100 English basic words
Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:Human


Albanian

Noun
infl|sq|noun|gender=m

  1. mulberry|Mulberry tree.

Verb
infl|sq|verb

  1. To feed.
  2. To fatten.

Derived terms
maj - I feed


Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|g=m|mannen|mannetje

  1. man#English|Man (adult male).

Derived terms
koopman


Faroese
fo-conj-munna

Verb
infl|fo|verb form

  1. form of|1st and 3rd person singular present of|munna

#: I, he, she, it will / may

Derived terms
tað man vera (so) - this may be (so)
tað man óivað vera beinur|beinari - this will doubtless be more correct
-

Pronoun
infl|fo|pronoun

  1. colloquial|lang=fo one, they i|indefinite third person singular pronoun

Synonyms
sense|standard mann


Galician

Etymology
L.|gl term|manus|langla. Compare Catalan term|mà|langca, French term|main|langfr, Italian term|mano|langit, Occitan term|man|langoc, Portuguese term|mão|langpt, Romanian term|mân�|langro, Sardinian term|manu|langsc, Spanish term|mano|lang=es.

Noun
infl|gl|noun|g=f

  1. hand

German

Pronoun
infl|de|pronoun

  1. indefinite|lang=de one, they i|indefinite third person singular pronoun

#: was man sehen kann — what one can see

Category:German indefinite pronouns


Icelandic

Noun
infl|is|noun|g=n

  1. maid

Verb
infl|is|verb form

  1. form of|Past, first and third person of the verb|að muna he remembered & I remember

#: Hann man hvað gerðist. He remembered what happened.
#: �g man ekki. I don't remember.


Japanese

Noun
ja-noun|r|hira=��

  1. �, �: ten thousand
  2. ��: #English|man

Kurdish

Verb
infl|ku|verb

  1. To stay.
  2. To remain.

Lithuanian

Pronoun
infl|lt|pronoun

  1. me

Low Saxon

Conjunction
infl|nds|conjunction

  1. only, but

Synonyms
avers
bloots


Mandarin

Pinyin syllable
man

  1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, m�n, mán, m�n, or màn.

Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Category:Mandarin pinyin


Old English

Etymology 1
From term|mann|lang=ang.

Pronunciation
IPA|/man/

Pronoun
infl|ang|pronoun

  1. one, someone, they (often used to form the passive)

Etymology 2
Cognate with Old Saxon term|men|m�n, Old High German term|mein|goh, Old Norse term|mein|lang=non.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ma:n/

Noun
ang-noun|sgm�n|plman|plh=m�n

  1. crime, sin, wickedness

Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-man.ogg|audio

Noun
sv-noun|genderCommon|man|mannen|män|männen|mans|mannens|mäns|männens|definitions1, 2
sv-noun-nolink|genderCommon|man|mannen|mannar (män, man)|mannarna (männen)|mans|mannens|mannars (mäns, mans)|mannarnas (männens)|definitions3
sv-noun|genderCommon|man|manen|manar|manarna|mans|manens|manars|manarnas|definitions4
infl|sv|noun|genderc IPA|�man|langsv, if not stated else.

  1. #English|man i|adult male human
  2. husband
  3. military|lang=sv Member of a troop.
  4. IPA|�m��n|lang=sv mane (of a horse or lion)

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Pronoun
infl|sv|pronoun|gender=c|accusative/dative|en|possesive|ens|reflexive|sig|possessive reflexive|sin|neuter|sina|plural|sina

  1. indefinite|lang=sv one, they

#: vad man kan se — what one can see


Tok Pisin

Etymology
E.|tpi term|man|lang=en.

Noun
tpi-noun

  1. #English|man i|adult male human

Antonyms
meri

Derived terms
manmeri
paniman


Torres Strait Creole

Etymology
E.|tcs term|man|lang=en.

Noun
infl|tcs|noun

  1. husband|Husband.
  2. A married #English|man.
  3. Any #English|man.

Category:tcs:Family
Category:tcs:People


Welsh

Adverb
infl|cy|adverb

  1. where (used in questions)

Wik-Mungkan

Noun
infl|wim|noun

  1. neck

Derived terms
man awal
man ngaat
man poonchal

af:man
ang:man
ar:man
as:man
ast:man
zh-min-nan:man
br:man
cs:man
de:man
et:man
el:man
es:man
fa:man
fo:man
fr:man
gl:man
ko:man
hy:man
io:man
id:man
is:man
it:man
kk:man
rw:man
ky:man
ku:man
la:man
lt:man
li:man
hu:man
nl:man
ja:man
no:man
pl:man
pt:man
ru:man
simple:man
sr:man
fi:man
sv:man
ta:man
te:man
vi:man
tr:man
vo:man
zh:man

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