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Translingual
Symbol
mao
( international standards ) ISO 639-2 /B language code for Māori .
English
Wikispecies
Noun
mao (plural maos )
The ma'oma'o , Gymnomyza samoensis , a large passerine bird native to Samoa.
Anagrams
Angor
Noun
mao
taro
Cebuano
Etymology
From ma- + oo ( “ yes ” ) , literally “ can be said as true; affirmative ” . Compare Tausug amu .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /maˈʔo/
Hyphenation: ma‧o
Particle
maó (Badlit spelling ᜋᜂ )
strongly affirms a statement said of the subject ; is the one ; is what
Coordinate term: dili
Siya maoy niadto, dili ako. ― He is the one who went, not me.
Ang iyang gisulti maoy nakapalagot nako. ― What he said is what angered me.
( + verb with pag- or i- ) is the time when ( what is mentioned ) happens
pag-adto niya mao sa'y pag -adto nako ― when he went was the time I went too
( + pa ) has just ; happening very recently
mao pa'y pag -adto niya ― he just went a minute ago
Derived terms
Estonian
Noun
mao
genitive singular of madu
genitive singular of magu
Galician
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese mao , from Latin malus . Cognate with Portuguese mau and Spanish malo .
Adjective
mao (feminine má , masculine plural maos , feminine plural más )
bad
Antonym: bo
evil ; mean
Antonym: bo
Etymology 2
From Old Galician-Portuguese mão , from Latin manus .
Noun
mao f (plural maos )
Alternative form of man
References
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “mao ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “mao ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “mao ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “mao ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Hawaiian
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Verb
mao
to clear up (e.g. of cloudy weather), alleviate
to fade (e.g. of the color of cloth)
to pass (e.g. of a feeling), go away , cease
Ua mao aʻela ke kaumaha. ― The sadness has ceased .
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
mao
a type of fish
References
Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1957 ) “mao ”, in English–Hawaiian Dictionary . In Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi , 2003
Japanese
Romanization
mao
Rōmaji transcription of まお
Mandarin
Romanization
mao
Nonstandard spelling of māo .
Nonstandard spelling of máo .
Nonstandard spelling of mǎo .
Nonstandard spelling of mào .
Usage notes
Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin malus .
Pronunciation
Adjective
mao (plural maos , feminine maa , feminine plural maas )
bad
Derived terms
Descendants
Galician: mao
Portuguese: mau (see there for further descendants )
Noun
mao m (plural maos )
a bad person
Swedish
Phrase
mao
Initialism of med andra ord ( “ in other words ” ) .
Anagrams
Yami
Noun
mao
rock