Mani

Mani is a name or word occurring in several etymologically unrelated languages and cultures, including:

• Maní - a legend of the indigenous tribe Tupi in Brazil.
• Mani (prophet), the founder of Manichaeism.
• Kalabhavan Mani, a popular actor and singer in South Indian movies.
• the Sanskrit for "jewel, gem"
• Mani (name), an Indian masculine personal name
• Mani, short for the mantra of Avalokiteśvara, Om mani padme hum, and another name for a prayer wheel used for prayers in Tibetan Buddhism
• Mani stone, stone inscribed with mantras, used for prayer in Tibetan Buddhism
• Mani Rimbdu, a Nepalese festival, see Culture of Nepal
• Máni, a personification of the moon in Norse mythology
• Manibozho, a Native American trickster or rabbit god
• Mani people, a Negrito ethnic group from Thailand
• Maniyy, a term for sexual fluids in Islamic jurisprudence
• Maní, the Spanish (from Maipurean) for peanut
• El Juego de Maní ("peanut game"), an Afro-Cuban martial art/dance similar to Capoeira

In astrology:

• Mani the Parakeet, a Rose-ringed Parakeet that serves as an astrologer 'assistant' to M. Muniyappan in Singapore

In geography:

• Mani, Nigeria, a town in Katsina State, Nigeria
• Mani Peninsula in Greece
• Maní, Yucatán, a small city in Yucatán, Mexico
• Maní, Casanare a town and municipality in Casanare Department, Colombia
• Mani, Chad, a town and sub-prefecture in Chad
• Mani, Tibet
• Mani (village) , a village in Dakshina Kannada district of India

In the arts and popular culture:

• Mani Neumeier, frontman of a German Krautrock-band Guru Guru
• Gary "Mani" Mounfield, bassist of Primal Scream and The Stone Roses

See also

• Manes, disambiguation page

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