manu

Maori

noun

Definitions

bird animal
(figuratively) a person held in high esteem

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *manu inherited from Proto-Oceanic *manu inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *manuk inherited from Proto-Austronesian *manuk (chicken, bird).

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*manuk

Gloss

chicken, bird

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Classifier

`Kanji`

鳥

Emoji

🍗

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*manuk Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*manuk Proto-Austronesian
manu Hawaiian
*manuk Proto-Malayic
*manu Proto-Oceanic
*manuk Proto-Oceanic
manu Rapa Nui
manu Samoan
malk Palauan
manu Tahitian
*manu Proto-Nuclear Polynesian
manu Kapingamarangi
manuk Bau Bidayuh