manyac
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested in 1803. Uncertain origin, perhaps from Late Latin maniacus (“maniac”), in this sense first applied to spoilt children. Later it came to denote docility.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
manyac (feminine manyaga, masculine plural manyacs, feminine plural manyagues)
- docile, lacking aggressivity
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Further reading[edit]
- “manyac” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “manyac”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “manyac” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “manyac” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.