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Manus vs Ing - What's the difference?

manus | ing |

As nouns the difference between manus and ing

is that manus is a hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a man, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates while ing is a water meadow.

manus

English

Noun

(manus)
  • (formal) A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a man, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
  • (obsolete, Roman law) The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.

    • Derived terms

    * amanuensis * Bimana * bimanous * command * immane * longimanous * mainpast * mainport * maintain * manacle * manciple * maniable * manichord * manicure * manifest * maniform * manilla * maniple * manitrunk * manner * manoeuvre * manual * manuduct * manufact * manufaction * manufacture * manmotive * manumotor * manuprisor * manuscribe * manuscript * manuscription * manutergium * manu-tract * massage * masturbate * mortmain * pedimane * Quadrumana

    ing

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A water meadow

    • References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

    Etymology 2

    : From Pitman em'' and ''en , which it is related to phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ing.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The name of the letter for the ng sound in Pitman shorthand.
    • Related terms
    * eng, the name of the IPA letter for this sound

    Anagrams

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