Where does “manele” come from?

manele (Romanian) comes from Romanian manea, from Turkish mani, from Ottoman Turkish مانی, from Arabic مَعْنًى.

manele (Romanian): plural of manea

Definitions

  1. plural of manea

Ancestry of “manele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmaneaa type of folk music with originally Turkish...
2Turkishmanipoem, couplet, four liner; obstacle, hindrance,...
3Ottoman Turkishمانی—
4Arabicمَعْنًى—

Words derived from “manele”

Every word from Arabic مَعْنًى →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مانی →Every word from Turkish mani →