English Explanatory Dictionary

manga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A comic originating in Japan.
  2. 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.
  3. Any comic in such a style, regardless of the country of origin.
noun
  1. A covering for a crucifix.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of mango (“the fruit”).
noun
  1. A mangalitsa pig.
name
  1. A barangay of Aringay, La Union, Philippines.
  2. A barangay of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.

Pronunciation

/ˈmæŋɡə/ /ˈmɑːŋɡə/ /ˈmɑŋɡə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manga.wav en-us-manga.ogg

Word forms

manga mangas mangwa

Etymology

Etymology tree Japanese 漫画 (manga)bor. English manga Borrowed from Japanese 漫画(まんが) (manga), from Middle Chinese 漫 (MC manH, “free, unrestrained”) + 畫 (MC hweaH|hweak, “drawing”). Compare Mandarin 漫畫／漫画 (mànhuà), Korean 만화 (漫畵／漫畫, manhwa). After an 1814 book by Katsushika Hokusai. Doublet of manhua and manhwa.

Related words

mangaka anime

Derived words

Amerimanga animanga Euromanga impromanga la nouvelle manga mangadom manga mark
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