English Explanatory Dictionary

manti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of dumpling served in Turkish, Armenian and Central Asian cuisine.
name
  1. One of the four Nephite spies in the Book of Mormon.
  2. A city, the county seat of Sanpete County, Utah.

Pronunciation

/ˈmæntaɪ/

Word forms

manti manties

Etymology

The immediate source is Turkish mantı or Ottoman Turkish مانطی (mantı). Before that, the origin is obscure. The word was widespread in Central Asia by the 13th century. Possibly from Middle Chinese 饅頭 (man duw), which would make it a doublet of mandu, manju, and mantou.

Related words

Zeram Amnor Limher
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