Manga

See also: manga, mangá, and många

English

Proper noun

Manga

1. A barangay of Aringay, La Union, Philippines.
2. A barangay of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 漫画(まんが) (manga), from Middle Chinese 漫 (MC manH, “free, unrestrained”) + 畫 (MC hweaH|hweak, “drawing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaŋ.ɡa/

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• Rhymes: -aŋɡa
• Hyphenation: Man‧ga

Noun

Manga m (strong, genitive Manga or Mangas, plural Manga or Mangas)

2. (comics) manga (comic originating in Japan)

   Hypernym: Bildergeschichte

   Coordinate terms: Manhua, Manhwa

Declension

Declension of Manga [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Manga	die	Manga, Mangas
genitive	eines	des	Manga, Mangas	der	Manga, Mangas
dative	einem	dem	Manga	den	Manga, Mangas
accusative	einen	den	Manga	die	Manga, Mangas

Further reading

• “Manga” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Manga” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Manga” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Dravidian *māmder.

Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy)bor.

Malay manggabor.?

Proto-Dravidian *māmder.

Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa)bor.?

Brazilian Portuguese mangabor.

Hunsrik Manga

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese manga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaŋka/
• Rhymes: -aŋka
• Syllabification: Man‧ga

Noun

Manga f (plural Mange or Mangas, diminutive Mangache)

1. mango (fruit)

   Sie hod drei Manga benutzd fer die Sies se mache.

   She used three mangos to make the candy.

Derived terms

• Mangabaam

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡɐ
• Hyphenation: Man‧ga
• Homophone: manga

Proper noun

Manga

1. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Romanian

Etymology

From manga, definite form of mangă (“ravine”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Manga f

1. A village in Voinești, Dâmbovița, Romania