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mano

Bingham

máno

a. tight, not leaky, dry.
n. tightness, the condition of not being leaky.

m'áno

a. indented, having a hollow, depressed.

Sabatier

mano

n. imperviousness.
a. mano, mamano: water tight, sheltered, covered, under cover, sheltered from the rain,... the air,... from sight (tan: sheltered from wind).
vc. ka-manoa, kamanomanoa: to shelter from, to cover, shelter.
n. te kamano, te kamanomano: a shelter.
idiom. kamanoko: cover yourself, take shelter, hide your naked (children).

mano1

a. hollow, concave.
see manono, manorake, manorio.