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Cebuano
Etymology
From mao (“is the one”) and ra (“only, just”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmaʔo ˈɾa/
- Hyphenation: mu‧ra
Preposition
mao ra (Badlit spelling ᜋᜂ ᜇ)
- (literally) the only one (referring to something or someone being talked about)
- Mao ray (balay nga) walay atop. ― It's the only one (house) that has no roof.
- no more; that's all
- Mao ra akong tuyo. ― That's all I intended.
- (with a noun, + nga) the same (as the one being talked about)
- Synonyms: pariha, parihas
- Mao rang balaya ― It's the same house
- (with a verb, + og) just as; it would be the same if...
- Mao ra kakapoy og maglakaw ta ― It's just as tiring if we're going to walk.
- (with an adjective affixed with ka- -a) as ... as; same as; equally
- Mao ra kadak-a (kadakoa) ang balay sa kahoy ― The house is as tall as the tree.
- (dated, + og) seem, like, look like
- Synonyms: mura, daw
- (dated, + og) as if, as though
- Synonym: mura
Usage notes
- Sense 3: The linker nga (short forms: -ng, -g) is placed between the modified noun and mao ra. If an enclitic pronoun or particle is used, it is inserted between mao ra and nga. The noun in question is also suffixed with -a (other forms: -ha, -hana), although this may be ommitted.
- Mao rang (ra nga) balaya ― The same house
- Mao ra 'nang (kana nga) klaseha ― That's the same type
- Mao ra gihapong (gihapon nga) tawhana ― Still the same person
- In the third and fourth senses, the shortened form mura is prevalent in colloquial language. Usage of mao ra in these senses might seem old-fashioned.
Derived terms