manha

See also: manhã

Nheengatu

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr
    Proto-Italic *mātēr
    Latin māter
    Old Galician-Portuguese madre
    Old Galician-Portuguese mãy
    Portuguese mãe
    Proto-Tupian *-ap
    Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ?
    Old Tupi -a
    Old Tupi mãîa
    Nheengatu manha

    From Old Tupi mãîa, from Portuguese mãe + Old Tupi -a.

    Noun

    manha (plural manha-itá)

    1. mother (female parent)
      Synonym: sí
      Coordinate term: paya
    2. (folklore) name given to supernatural beings seen as ancestors and patrons of a landform or a plant or animal species
      Synonyms: amunha, aría
      • 1890 [1872–1887], “Uaçá piracaçara irimaué ara [Uaçá, the ancient fisher]”, in João Barbosa Rodrigues, compiler, Poranduba Amazonense ou Kochiyma-uara Porandub, Rio de Janeiro: Typ. de G. Leuzinger & Filhos, page 270:
        Uaçá piracaçara irimaué ara u pinaitica i piná i iupicyca yurará manha arucanga opé, u munéu i py i iupicyca yurará manha cupepe i py etá.
        The ancient fisher Uaçá, while fishing, got his hook stuck in the ribs of the Turtle’s Mother; he put his feet and got both stuck on the Turtle’s Mother’s back.
        [Story collected at Rio Negro]

    Coordinate terms

    • paya (“father”)
    • mú (“brother - of a man”)
    • endira (“sister - of a man”)
    • kiwira (“brother - of a woman”)
    • amú (“sister - of a woman”)
    • aíra (“son - of a man”)
    • ayera (“daughter - of a man”)
    • membira (“child - of a woman”)

    Derived terms

    References

    • Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “manha”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, pages 447–448

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    From Old Galician-Portuguese manna, from Vulgar Latin *mania (“manual skill”), from Latin manus (“hand”).

    Cognate with Galician and Spanish maña.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [ˈmɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ.ɲa/
     

    • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐɲɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃ɲɐ
    • Hyphenation: ma‧nha

    Noun

    manha f (plural manhas)

    1. act (a display of behaviour meant to deceive)
    2. artfulness, slyness
    3. cunning, stratagem
    4. custom, habit
    5. dexterity, handiness, skill
      Synonym: jeito
      Pegar a manha de algo. ― To get the hang of something.
    6. (Brazil, informal) tantrum (of kids)
      Synonym: tolice
      A criança está fazendo manha de novo. ― The kid is throwing a tantrum again.

    Derived terms

    Further reading

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