maano

• ma, må

From Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno (“moon”). Cognate with German Mond.

maano m (plural maanen)

1. (Sette Comuni) moon

• vòllarmaano

• “maano” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

From ma- +‎ ano (“what; something”). For sense “how's it going?”, compare Hiligaynon maano (“what will you do?”).

• IPA^(key): /maʔaˈno/, [mɐ.ʔɐˈno]
• Hyphenation: ma‧a‧no

maanó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜈᜓ)

1. having much of an indefinite quality or quantity (which would be understood in context between speakers)

   Synonym: makuwan

   Maano ang ahas na iyan. Huwag kang lumapit.

   That snake is full of something. Don't come close to it.

maanó (complete naano, progressive naaano, contemplative maaano, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜈᜓ)

1. to have something happen to someone or something else

   Hindi ka niya maano ngayon.

   He can't do the thing/something today.

   Paano kung maano ka diyan.

   What if something happens to you there.

• mapaano

maanó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜈᜓ)

1. expression of a wish: may; would (usually with ligature -ng)

   Synonyms: nawa, harinawa, harinaga

   Maanong manalo tayo bukas.

   May we win tomorrow.

2. please

   Synonym: pakiusap

   Maanong tumulong ka.

   Please help.

3. so what; even if (usually with ligature kung)

   Synonyms: ano naman, ano ngayon

   Maano kung mayaman man siya?

   So what if he's rich?

4. (dialectal, Southern Tagalog) how's it going? how are you?

   Synonym: kumusta

   Maano ang ama mo?

   How's your father?

   Maano ka?

   How are you?

• mano — how's it going?

• “maano”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 174: “Comoeſta) Maano (pc)”