Meanings
mani1
plural manis
- abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of manicure.
You mean you actually found something more important than to you than a weekly mani?
2006 March 16, Therese Beaupre, “The O.P.”, in Totally Spies!: Undercover, season 4, episode 4, spoken by Samantha “Sam” (Jennifer Hale), Marathon Media, via Teletoon1 more example
The nails need a mani, the dress is due for a dry cleaning miracle and those "special occasion cuff links" have gone missing.
2009 January 12, “Dress for Success: Have a Ball at Dumbarton”, in Express Night Out
Mani2
- A peninsula on the Peloponnese in Greece.
Mani3
- The founder of Manichaeism.
Synonyms: Manes, Manichaeus
Mani4
- alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of Maniq (“ethnic group”).
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe founder of Manichaeism.
Origin
Mani · proper noun
- GreekΜάνη f
- EnglishMani
Borrowed from Greek Μάνη f (Máni).
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Full word history & related roots →Mani · proper noun
- Classical Syriacܡܐܢܝ
- EnglishMani
From Classical Syriac ܡܐܢܝ (Mānī).
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Ancient Greek Μάνης
- Μάνης (Mánēs)founder of Manichaeism
Arabic مَانِي
- مَانِي (mānī)founder of Manichaeism
Chinese Mandarin 瑪尼半島 /玛尼半岛, 摩尼
- 瑪尼半島 /玛尼半岛 (Mǎní Bàndǎo)peninsula
- 摩尼 (Móní)founder of Manichaeism
Esperanto Mani
- Manifounder of Manichaeism
Finnish Máni, Mani
- Mánipeninsula
- Manifounder of Manichaeism
Greek Μάνη
- Μάνη (Máni)peninsula
Japanese マニ
- マニ (Mani)founder of Manichaeism
Persian مانی
- مانی (mâni)founder of Manichaeism
Polish Mani, Mani
- Manipeninsula
- Manifounder of Manichaeism
Portuguese Mani, Mani
- Manipeninsula
- Manifounder of Manichaeism
- Manesfounder of Manichaeism
Russian Мани́
- Мани́ (Maní)founder of Manichaeism
Spanish Manes
- Manesfounder of Manichaeism
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Cite this entry
mani. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mani
“mani.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mani. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mani,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mani.
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