madu

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmadu/,
• Hyphenation: ma‧du

Noun

mádu m (feminine moltá)

1. male lion

Declension

Hypernyms

• lubák (“lion”)

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “madu”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Balinese

Romanization

madu

1. Romanization of ᬫᬵᬤᬸ (“to fight”)
2. Romanization of ᬫᬥᬸ (“honey”)

Estonian

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madu

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *mato, see there for further etymology. Cognates include Finnish mato (“worm”), Votic mato, Ingrian mato, Livvi mado, Ludian mado and Veps mado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑd̥u/,

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• Rhymes: -ɑdu
• Hyphenation: ma‧du

Noun

madu (genitive mao, partitive madu)

1. snake

   mürgised maod ― poisonous snakes

   maona looklev järjekord ― a winding queue (like a snake)

   Madu nõelas poissi jalga.

   The snake stung the boy's leg.

   Eestis esinevad madudest rästik ja nastik.

   The most common snakes in Estonia are the viper and the grass snake.

2. (figuratively) a mean, sneaky, deceitful person

Usage notes

Madu is commonly used for larger, poisonous snakes, whereas smaller snakes, that are native to Estonia, such as a viper or a grass snake are referred to as uss.

Declension

Synonyms

• uss

Derived terms

• madujas

Compounds

References

• madu in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “madu”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ma‧du

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay madu, from Sanskrit मधु (mádhu).

Noun

madu (first-person possessive maduku, second-person possessive madumu, third-person possessive madunya)

1. honey
2. (figurative) sweet substance.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay madu, from Old Javanese madu, maru (“co-wife, jealous”) (compare Indonesian mendua). Comparable to Chinese 蜜 (mì, “honey, mistress”).

Noun

madu (first-person possessive maduku, second-person possessive madumu, third-person possessive madunya)

1. mistress, the other woman,
   1. in polygyny relation.
   2. (figurative) in other type of relation.

Derived terms

See also

• madukara

Further reading

• “madu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

madu

1. Romanization of ꦩꦢꦸ.

Malay

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मधु (mádhu).

Noun

madu (Jawi spelling مادو, plural madu-madu, informal 1st possessive maduku, 2nd possessive madumu, 3rd possessive madunya)

1. honey

   Synonyms: air lebah, manisan lebah, misan, ningsan, nisan

Etymology 2

Unknown, perhaps as semantic loan from Chinese 蜜 (mì, “honey, mistress”).

Noun

madu (plural madu-madu, informal 1st possessive maduku, 2nd possessive madumu, 3rd possessive madunya)

1. mistress or wife in a polygyny relation.
   1. (figurative) in other type of relation.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Indonesian: madu

References

• Edi Sedyawati et al. (1994). Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini. Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia. pp. 73–4.
• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “مادو madoe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, pages 126-7
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “مادو madu”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 633
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “madu”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 84-5

Further reading

• “madu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed ro, rwa (“two”) +‎ ma- (“active verb prefix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.du/
• Rhymes: -du
• Homophone: madhu
• Hyphenation: ma‧du
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

madu

1. co-wife (in a polygamous marriage)

Adjective

madu

1. jealous

Alternative forms

• maru

Derived terms

Descendants

• >? Malay: madu
  • > Indonesian: madu (inherited)

Sundanese

Romanization

madu

1. Romanization of ᮙᮓᮥ