Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manna

/ˈmænə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
man-na
IPA
/ˈmænə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Italian.

name

A surname from Bengali.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מָן (mān)bor. Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna)der. Late Latin mannader. Old English manna Middle English English manna From Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, manna, μάννα, מן, মান্না

Usage

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Phrases

Australian manna manna ash manna croup manna from heaven manna grass manna gum manna mealybug manna scale

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Questions

How do you pronounce manna?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmænə/.
What does manna mean?
Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
Where does manna come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce manna

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