Noun

1. A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a man, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
2. The power over other people, esp. that of a man over his wife.

Etymology

Noun

1. guy, older boy, male

Etymology

Noun

1. hand
2. bravery, valor
3. violence, fighting
4. handwriting
5. a side, part, faction
6. a stake (in dice)
7. a thrust with a sword
8. paw of an animal
9. trunk of an elephant
10. branch of a tree
11. grappling hooks used to snare enemy vessels
12. group, company, host, multitude of people, especially of soldiers
13. labor
14. power, might
15. legal power of a man over his wife
16. an arrest

Descendants

• Catalan: mà
• Esperanto: mano
• French: main
• Galician: man
• Ido: manuo
• Interlingua: mano
• Italian: mano

• Occitan: man
• Portuguese: mão
• Romanian: mână
• Sardinian: manu
• Sicilian: manu
• Spanish: mano

Noun