manga

See also: Manga, mangá, and många

manga - English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈmaŋɡə/, /ˈmɑːŋɡə/
(General American) IPA: /ˈmɑŋɡə/, /ˈmæŋɡə/
Hyphenation: man‧ga

Noun

manga (countable and uncountable, plural manga or mangas)

(countable, comics) A comic originating in Japan.
(uncountable) An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese comics, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of comics from other countries.
(rare, countable, chiefly proscribed by fandom) A comic in manga style, regardless of the country of origin.
- Lately I've been reading a Brazilian manga.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see manga.

Hypernyms

comic

Hyponyms

doujinshi (“independent or fan-produced manga”)

Coordinate terms

manhua (“Chinese comic”)
manhwa (“Korean comic”)
komku (“Malaysian comic”)

Derived terms

Related terms

mangaka (manga author/artist)

Translations

Arabic: مانغا‎ f (māngā), مانجا‎ f (māngā), (Arabian Gulf spelling) مانقا‎ f (māngā)
Armenian: մանգա (hy) (manga)
Belarusian: ма́нга f (mánha)
Bengali: মাঙ্গা (māṅgā)
Bulgarian: ма́нга f (mánga)
Chinese:
- Mandarin: 漫畫／漫画 (zh) (mànhuà), 日本漫畫／日本漫画 (Rìběn mànhuà)
Czech: manga f
Danish: manga c
Dutch: manga (nl)
Esperanto: mangao
Finnish: manga (fi)
French: manga (fr) m
Georgian: მანგა (manga)
German: Manga (de) m
Greek: μάνγκα f (mángka)
Hebrew: מַנְגָה \ המנגה‎ f (mánga)
Hindi: मांगा f (māṅgā), माँगा f (māṅgā), मैंगा f (maiṅgā)
Hungarian: manga (hu)
Indonesian: manga (id)
Italian: manga (it) m
Japanese: 漫画 (ja) (まんが, manga), マンガ (ja) (manga)
Khmer: ម៉ានហ្គា (maan-gaa)
Korean: 만화(漫畫) (ko) (manhwa)
Latvian: manga f
Lithuanian: manga (lt) f
Macedonian: манга f (manga)
Malay: manga
Marathi: मांगा (māṅgā)
Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: манга (mn) (manga)
Persian: مانگا‎ (mângâ)
Polish: manga (pl) f
Portuguese: mangá (pt) m or f, manga (pt) m or f
Russian: ма́нга (ru) f (mánga)
Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: манга f
- Roman: manga f
Slovak: manga (sk) f
Slovene: manga f
Spanish: manga (es) m
Swedish: manga (sv) c
Tagalog: manga (tl)
Thai: หนังสือการ์ตูนญี่ปุ่น (th) (nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-gaa-dtuun-yîi-bpùn), มังงะ (mang-ngá)
Turkish: manga (tr)
Ukrainian: ма́нґа (uk) f (mánga), ма́нга f (mánha)
Urdu: منگا‎ (mangā)
Vietnamese: manga, truyện tranh (vi) Nhật Bản, truyện tranh (vi) Nhật

Arabic: مَانْغَا‎ f (mangā), مَنْجَا‎ f (mangā), (Arabian Gulf spelling) مَانْقَا‎ f (manga)
Belarusian: ма́нга f (mánha)
Bengali: মাঙ্গা (māṅgā)
Bulgarian: ма́нга f (mánga)
Catalan: manga (ca) m
Chinese:
- Mandarin: 漫畫／漫画 (zh) (mànhuà), 日本漫畫／日本漫画 (Rìběn mànhuà)
Czech: manga
Danish: manga c
Dutch: manga (nl)
Finnish: manga (fi)
French: manga (fr) m
German: Manga (de) m
Hindi: मांगा f (māṅgā), माँगा f (māṅgā), मैंगा f (maiṅgā)
Indonesian: manga (id)
Italian: manga (it) m
Japanese: 漫画 (ja) (まんが, manga), マンガ (ja) (manga), コミック (komikku), コミックス (komikkusu)
Korean: 일본 만화 (ilbon manhwa), 망가 (mangga)
Latvian: manga f
Lithuanian: manga (lt) f
Macedonian: манга f (manga)
Marathi: मांगा (māṅgā)
Polish: manga (pl) f
Portuguese: mangá (pt) f (Brazil), manga (pt) f (Portugal)
Russian: ма́нга (ru) f (mánga), япо́нские ко́миксы m pl (japónskije kómiksy)
Spanish: manga (es) m
Swedish: manga (sv) c
Thai: มังงะ (mang-ngá)
Ukrainian: ма́нґа (uk) f (mánga), ма́нга f (mánha)
Vietnamese: manga, truyện tranh (vi) Nhật Bản, truyện tranh (vi) Nhật

Noun

manga (plural mangas)

(Christianity) A covering for a crucifix.

Noun

manga (plural mangas)

Obsolete form of mango (“the fruit”).

Anagrams

Magan, magna

manga - Asturian

Noun

manga f (plural mangues)

sleeve

manga - Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA: /ˈmaŋ.ɡə/
(Valencian) IPA: /ˈmaŋ.ɡa/

Noun

manga m (plural mangues)

manga (Japanese comic book)

manga - Danish

Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈmɑŋɡ̊a]

Noun

manga

(countable) manga
- De har vist læst alt for mange mangaer. ― I believe they have read far too many mangas.

Declension

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	manga	mangaen	mangaer	mangaerne
genitive	mangas	mangaens	mangaers	mangaernes

manga - Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈmɑŋ.ɡaː/
Hyphenation: man‧ga

Noun

manga m (plural manga's, diminutive mangaatje n)

manga

Noun

manga m (plural manga's)

(dated, Indonesia) mango
- Synonyms: mango, manja
(dated, Indonesia) mango tree, Mangifera indica

Derived terms

mangaboom

manga - Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈmɑŋːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ŋːɑ̝]
Syllabification: man‧ga

Noun

manga

manga

Declension

Inflection of manga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		manga	mangat
genitive		mangan	mangojen
partitive		mangaa	mangoja
illative		mangaan	mangoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		manga	mangat
accusative	nom.	manga	mangat
accusative	gen.	mangan	mangat
genitive		mangan	mangojen mangain^rare
partitive		mangaa	mangoja
inessive		mangassa	mangoissa
elative		mangasta	mangoista
illative		mangaan	mangoihin
adessive		mangalla	mangoilla
ablative		mangalta	mangoilta
allative		mangalle	mangoille
essive		mangana	mangoina
translative		mangaksi	mangoiksi
instructive		—	mangoin
abessive		mangatta	mangoitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of manga (type kala)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mangani	mangani
accusative	nom.	mangani	mangani
accusative	gen.	mangani	mangani
genitive		mangani	mangojeni mangaini^rare
partitive		mangaani	mangojani
inessive		mangassani	mangoissani
elative		mangastani	mangoistani
illative		mangaani	mangoihini
adessive		mangallani	mangoillani
ablative		mangaltani	mangoiltani
allative		mangalleni	mangoilleni
essive		manganani	mangoinani
translative		mangakseni	mangoikseni
instructive		—	—
abessive		mangattani	mangoittani
comitative		—	mangoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mangasi	mangasi
accusative	nom.	mangasi	mangasi
accusative	gen.	mangasi	mangasi
genitive		mangasi	mangojesi mangaisi^rare
partitive		mangaasi	mangojasi
inessive		mangassasi	mangoissasi
elative		mangastasi	mangoistasi
illative		mangaasi	mangoihisi
adessive		mangallasi	mangoillasi
ablative		mangaltasi	mangoiltasi
allative		mangallesi	mangoillesi
essive		manganasi	mangoinasi
translative		mangaksesi	mangoiksesi
instructive		—	—
abessive		mangattasi	mangoittasi
comitative		—	mangoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mangamme	mangamme
accusative	nom.	mangamme	mangamme
accusative	gen.	mangamme	mangamme
genitive		mangamme	mangojemme mangaimme^rare
partitive		mangaamme	mangojamme
inessive		mangassamme	mangoissamme
elative		mangastamme	mangoistamme
illative		mangaamme	mangoihimme
adessive		mangallamme	mangoillamme
ablative		mangaltamme	mangoiltamme
allative		mangallemme	mangoillemme
essive		manganamme	mangoinamme
translative		mangaksemme	mangoiksemme
instructive		—	—
abessive		mangattamme	mangoittamme
comitative		—	mangoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		manganne	manganne
accusative	nom.	manganne	manganne
accusative	gen.	manganne	manganne
genitive		manganne	mangojenne mangainne^rare
partitive		mangaanne	mangojanne
inessive		mangassanne	mangoissanne
elative		mangastanne	mangoistanne
illative		mangaanne	mangoihinne
adessive		mangallanne	mangoillanne
ablative		mangaltanne	mangoiltanne
allative		mangallenne	mangoillenne
essive		mangananne	mangoinanne
translative		mangaksenne	mangoiksenne
instructive		—	—
abessive		mangattanne	mangoittanne
comitative		—	mangoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		mangansa	mangansa
accusative	nom.	mangansa	mangansa
accusative	gen.	mangansa	mangansa
genitive		mangansa	mangojensa mangainsa^rare
partitive		mangaansa	mangojaan mangojansa
inessive		mangassaan mangassansa	mangoissaan mangoissansa
elative		mangastaan mangastansa	mangoistaan mangoistansa
illative		mangaansa	mangoihinsa
adessive		mangallaan mangallansa	mangoillaan mangoillansa
ablative		mangaltaan mangaltansa	mangoiltaan mangoiltansa
allative		mangalleen mangallensa	mangoilleen mangoillensa
essive		manganaan manganansa	mangoinaan mangoinansa
translative		mangakseen mangaksensa	mangoikseen mangoiksensa
instructive		—	—
abessive		mangattaan mangattansa	mangoittaan mangoittansa
comitative		—	mangoineen mangoinensa

Anagrams

magna

manga - French

Pronunciation

IPA: /mɑ̃.ɡa/
Homophone: mangas

Noun

manga m (plural mangas)

a manga (comic originated in Japan)
- Hypernyms: bédé, BéDé, BD, bande dessinée
- Coordinate terms: manhwa, manhua

Related terms

mangaka

manga - Galician

Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈmaŋɡɐ], (northwestern) [ˈmaŋkɐ]

Noun

manga f (plural mangas)

sleeve
(nautical) beam

Related terms

mangueira

Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈmaŋɡɐ]

Noun

manga f (plural mangas)

mango (fruit)
- Botoulle manga á ensalada.
  - (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Related terms

mangueira

Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈmaŋɡɐ]

Noun

manga m (plural mangas)

manga

manga - Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

IPA: /maŋa/

Noun

manga

(Yuwaalaraay) ear
- Synonym: bina

manga - Guinea-Bissau Creole

Adverb

manga

many

manga - Indonesian

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA: /ˈmanɡa/
(common) IPA: /ˈmaŋa/
Hyphenation: man‧ga

Noun

manga (first-person possessive mangaku, second-person possessive mangamu, third-person possessive manganya)

a comic originating in Japan
- Hypernym: komik

Derived terms

manga yonkoma

Related terms

mangaka (“manga author/artist”)
manhwa (“manhwa, Korean comic”)

manga - Italian

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈman.ɡa/
Hyphenation: màn‧ga

Noun

manga m (invariable)

(comics) manga

Anagrams

magna

manga - Japanese

Romanization

manga

Rōmaji transcription of まんが
Rōmaji transcription of マンガ

manga - Jingpho

Numeral

manga

five

manga - Malay

Noun

manga

manga
- Hyponym: komik

manga - Maori

Noun

manga

stream, creek

manga - Nias

Verb

manga

imperfective of a (“to eat”)

manga - Old Norse

Verb

manga

to barter, chaffer

Conjugation

indicative	present	past
infinitive	manga
present participle	mangandi
past participle	mangaðr
1st-person singular	manga	mangaða
2nd-person singular	mangar	mangaðir
3rd-person singular	mangar	mangaði
1st-person plural	mǫngum	mǫnguðum
2nd-person plural	mangið	mǫnguðuð
3rd-person plural	manga	mǫnguðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	manga	mangaða
2nd-person singular	mangir	mangaðir
3rd-person singular	mangi	mangaði
1st-person plural	mangim	mangaðim
2nd-person plural	mangið	mangaðið
3rd-person plural	mangi	mangaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	manga
1st-person plural	mǫngum
2nd-person plural	mangið

indicative	present	past
infinitive	mangask
present participle	mangandisk
past participle	mangazk
1st-person singular	mǫngumk	mǫnguðumk
2nd-person singular	mangask	mangaðisk
3rd-person singular	mangask	mangaðisk
1st-person plural	mǫngumsk	mǫnguðumsk
2nd-person plural	mangizk	mǫnguðuzk
3rd-person plural	mangask	mǫnguðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	mǫngumk	mǫnguðumk
2nd-person singular	mangisk	mangaðisk
3rd-person singular	mangisk	mangaðisk
1st-person plural	mangimsk	mangaðimsk
2nd-person plural	mangizk	mangaðizk
3rd-person plural	mangisk	mangaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	mangask
1st-person plural	mǫngumsk
2nd-person plural	mangizk

Related terms

mang n
mangari m

Descendants

Icelandic: manga
Swedish: många

manga - Polish

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈmaŋ.ɡa/
Syllabification: man‧ga

Noun

manga f

(comics) manga

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	manga	mangi
genitive	mangi	mang
dative	mandze	mangom
accusative	mangę	mangi
instrumental	mangą	mangami
locative	mandze	mangach
vocative	mango	mangi

manga - Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ/

Hyphenation: man‧ga

Noun

manga f (plural mangas)

sleeve

Derived terms

manguito

Noun

manga f (plural mangas)

mango (fruit)
mango (tree)
- Synonym: mangueira

Descendants

→ Asturian: mangu
→ English: mango (see there for further descendants)
→ French: mangue
→ Galician: manga
→ Hunsrik: Manga
→ Spanish: manga

Noun

manga m or f by sense (plural mangas)

(chiefly Portugal) manga (a comic made in Japanese style)
- Synonym: (chiefly Brazil) mangá

manga - Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈmanɡa/ [ˈmãŋ.ɡa]
Syllabification: man‧ga

Noun

manga f (plural mangas)

sleeve
(tennis) set
- Synonyms: set, parcial

Derived terms

Noun

manga m (plural mangas)

manga

Verb

manga

inflection of mangar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Noun

manga f (plural mangas)

mango tree
a type of mango (fruit)

manga - Swedish

Pronunciation

IPA: /maŋɡa/

Noun

manga c

manga

Declension

Declension of manga
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	manga	mangan	manga	mangana
Genitive	mangas	mangans	mangas	manganas

Anagrams

Magna

manga - Tagalog

Pronunciation

IPA: /maˈŋa/, [mɐˈŋa]

Article

manga (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ)

Obsolete form of mga.

manga - Turkish

Pronunciation

IPA: /mɑŋ.ɡɑ/

Noun

manga (definite accusative mangayı, plural mangalar)

(military) A squad of 10 soldiers.
(military) Sleeping quarters for sailors in warships.
(figurative) A group of people, crowd.

Pronunciation

IPA: /mɑŋ.ɡɑ/

Noun

manga (definite accusative mangayı, plural mangalar)

(comics) A comic originating in Japan.

manga - Zazaki

Noun

manga