manda

See also: Manda, mandá, mandà, and mända

Asturian

Verb

manda

1. inflection of mandar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ⁿda/

Noun

manda class 6

1. tomb

French

Verb

manda

1. third-person singular past historic of mander

Anagrams

• Amand, daman, damna

Galician

Mandas de grelos

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mãada, from Latin manuata (“a handful”). Cognate with Spanish manada and Italian manata.

Alternative forms

• mada, meada

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanda̝/

Noun

manda f (plural mandas)

1. handful, fistful

   Synonyms: manchea, presa

2. bundle; sheaf

   Synonyms: feixe, maínzo, mollo

3. pack; herd

   Synonyms: fato, grei, rabaño

4. school, shoal

   Synonym: cardume

Etymology 2

Back-formation from mandar (“to command; bequeath”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanda̝/

Noun

manda f (plural mandas)

1. bequest, legacy, inheritance
   • 1380, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 613:

     Rogolles por amor de deus et por lo amor et amizade que con elles senpre ouue que cunplan esta mina manda do dia que eu finar ata dous meses

     I ask of them [the executors], for the love of God and for the love and friendship that I always had with them, to carry out this bequest of mine in two months from the day I die

Verb

manda

1. inflection of mandar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “manda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “mãada”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “manda”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “manda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “manda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “manda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Verb

manda

1. inflection of mandare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Ladin

Verb

manda

1. inflection of mander:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. third-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Verb

mandā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of mandō

References

• manda in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀦𑁆𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• मन्द (Devanagari script)
• মন্দ (Bengali script)
• මන්‍ද (Sinhalese script)
• မန္ဒ or မၼ္ၻ or မၼ်ၻ (Burmese script)
• มนฺท or มันทะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨶ᩠ᨴ (Tai Tham script)
• ມນ຺ທ or ມັນທະ (Lao script)
• មន្ទ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄚𑄴𑄘 (Chakma script)

Noun

manda n

1. a little

Adjective

manda

1. slow
2. dull
3. lazy
4. foolish
5. giving a little

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃.dɐ/

• Hyphenation: man‧da
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɐ

Verb

manda

1. inflection of mandar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanda/ [ˈmãn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: man‧da

Etymology 1

Deverbal from mandar.

Noun

manda f (plural mandas)

1. vow

   Synonym: voto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

manda

1. inflection of mandar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “manda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish ماندا (manda), مانده (manda). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /man.ˈda/
• Hyphenation: man‧da

Noun

manda (definite accusative mandayı, plural mandalar)

1. water buffalo

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish ماندا (manda), from French mandat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.da/
• Hyphenation: man‧da

Noun

manda (definite accusative mandayı, plural mandalar)

1. (law) mandate

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “manda2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük