Definitions

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  • noun A type of raised bed similar to a cot, from India or Pakistan.
  • noun India, Bangladesh, Pakistan A skipper of a boat.

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Examples

  • There is a small water-vessel on board, filled with fresh water, and an incense - cup; and along the gunwales flutter little paper banners bearing the mystic manji, which is the Sanscrit swastika. [

    Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877

  • From this marvellous tome I remember to this day that uttering the words manji mular levi mittar nopsum alum cavi are crucial to the conjuration of a magic missile!

    Archive 2006-07-01 Greg Tannahill 2006

  • From this marvellous tome I remember to this day that uttering the words manji mular levi mittar nopsum alum cavi are crucial to the conjuration of a magic missile!

    The Dawn Of An Age Greg Tannahill 2006

  • There is nothing else to see except some dingy paper lanterns figured with the svastika -- the sacred Buddhist symbol called by the Japanese manji. º7

    Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877

  • They are said to be modifications of the manji, or svastika, but I doubt it.

    In Ghostly Japan Lafcadio Hearn 1877

  • Two styles in stock, manji type with curved spokes and a "cross type" throwing star.

    J-List side blog 2009

  • • In Japanese Buddhist art and scripture, it's called as a manji and represents Dharma and universal harmony.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Balanced manji are often found at the beginning and end of Buddhist scriptures

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Kind of like how a lot of games do with the manji symbol, which a lot of people still get upset about because of it's resemblence to a swastika.

    Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today 2008

  • "zone_info": "huffpost. politics/blog; featured-posts = 1; politics = 1; nickname = irshad-manji; entry_id = 883; = 1",

    Irshad Manji: IRAQ: Bush's Positive Unintended Consequences 2008

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