Etymology

manti

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Today it means: A type of dumpling served in Turkish, Armenian and Central Asian cuisine. Full definition →

Turkish mantı ← Ottoman Turkish مانطی
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  1. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromمانطی
  2. Turkish · borrowed frommantı
  3. English todaymanti

The immediate source is Turkish mantı or Ottoman Turkish مانطی (mantı). Before that, the origin is obscure. The word was widespread in Central Asia by the 13th century. Possibly from Middle Chinese 饅頭 (man duw), which would make it a doublet of mandu, manju, and mantou.

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