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Fala

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese moo, from Latin mola.

Noun

mó f (plural mós)

  1. millstone

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish modo.

Alternative forms

Noun

mó m (plural mós)

  1. (Lagarteiru, Mañegu) way, manner

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish mó, from Proto-Celtic *māyūs, comparative form of *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic mò and Welsh mwy.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mó

  1. comparative degree of mór

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mó mhó not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 64

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese mão.

Noun

mó

  1. hand

Lashi

Pronunciation

Noun

mó

  1. work

References

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Mandarin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Romanization

mó (mo2, Zhuyin ㄇㄛˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 無／无
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 劘
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚤
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚰
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嫫
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摩
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摷
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摹
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 擵
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 攟
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 模
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 橅／𬂠
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 焝
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 磨
  15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 糢
  16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 膜
  17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藦
  18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蘑
  19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謧
  20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謨／谟
  21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謩
  22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 靟
  23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 饃／馍
  24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 饝／馍
  25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of ⿸麻食
  26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 髍
  27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 魔
  28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 尛
  29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摸
  30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 麼／么, 麽／么
  31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嬤／嬷

Namuyi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-m-raŋ ~ s-raŋ. Cognate to Chinese 馬／马 (mǎ).

Pronunciation

Noun

mó

  1. horse

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Early Old Irish *máu from Proto-Celtic *māyūs comparative form of *māros, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-. Cognate with Welsh mwy.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mó

  1. comparative degree of mór

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
mó
also mmó after a proclitic 		mó
pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Kim McCone (1994) “An tSean-Ghaeilge agus a Réamhstair”, in K. McCone, D. McManus, C. Ó Háinle, N. Williams, L. Breatnach, editors, Stair na Gaeilge: in ómós do Pádraig Ó Fiannachta (in Irish), Maynooth: Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Coláiste Phádraig, →ISBN, §20.3, page 125: “Síolraíonn SG brc. mó ‘níos mó’ (gnáthfhoirm Wb.) go díreach ó *máu (11.3-4) < *māūh < *mā(y)ūs (> Briot. *mōīh > MB mwy) […].”

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mbo, from Proto-Tupian *mbo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔ
  • Hyphenation: mó

Noun

mó

  1. absolute of pó

References

  1. ^ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo‎ (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, pages 566–567

Portuguese

mó

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mó

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese moo, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Cognate with Spanish muela.

Noun

mó f (plural mós)

  1. millstone
  2. grindstone
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

mó (invariable)

  1. (Brazil, informal) Clipping of maior. (often combined with article)
    Pular de paraquedas é mó adrenalina
    To jump with parachutes is quite the adrenaline

Adverb

mó (not comparable)

  1. (Brazil, slang) very
    Acordei mó desesperado essa noite.
    I woke up very desperate tonight.

Etymology 3

Inherited from Latin mōlēs (“mass”). Doublet of mole, a borrowing.

Noun

mó f (plural mós)

  1. (collective) crowd
  2. heap, pile (large quantity)

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

mó

  1. Superseded spelling of mò.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Verb

mó • (摸, 𢱓, 𢱖, 𪮍)

  1. to touch

Derived terms

Derived terms
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