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Translingual
Symbol
mau
( international standards ) ISO 639-3 language code for Huautla Mazatec .
See also
Achang
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
mau
a country
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
( Myanmar ) /mɑu˧/
( Lianghe )
( Longchuan )
( Luxi )
( Xiandao )
Noun
mau
sky
Usage notes
No longer used alone in Myanmar in favour of the compound maukhung ; Chinese dialects still use the standalone word, though.
Derived terms
Further reading
Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005 ) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon , Payap University, page 79
Barunggam
Noun
mau
head
Further reading
Bourguignon
Etymology 1
From Latin malus .
Adjective
mau (feminine maule , masculine plural maus , feminine plural maules , comparative peire , superlative peire )
bad
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Latin male .
Adverb
mau (comparative peis , superlative peis )
bad
Etymology 3
From Latin malus .
Noun
mau m (plural maus , antonym bein )
evil
Antonyms
Finnish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈmɑu̯/ ,
Rhymes: -ɑu
Syllabification(key ) : mau
Hyphenation(key ) : mau
Interjection
mau
the sound a cat makes; meow
Further reading
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Probably a blend of matt + flau , maybe with influence from mauen in the older sense of "to be weepy /annoying ."
Pronunciation
Adjective
mau (strong nominative masculine singular mauer , comparative mauer , superlative am mauesten or am mausten ) (informal)
unwell , queasy , poorly , ill
Synonyms: unwohl , schlecht
Mir ist mau . ― I feel queasy/ill/poorly .
Ich fühle mich mau . ― I feel queasy/ill/poorly .
disappointing , bad , meagre ( below expectations, either in quantity or quality, though typically not catastrophic )
Synonym: dürftig
Die Lage ist mau . ― The situation is bad .
Die Ergebnisse sind mau . ― The results are poor .
Declension
Adverb
mau (comparative mauer , superlative am mausten )
badly , bad
slack
Die Geschäfte gehen mau. ― Business is slack.
Further reading
“mau ” in Duden online
“mau ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
Inherited from Portuguese mau , from Old Galician-Portuguese mao , from Latin malus . Cognate with Kabuverdianu mau .
Adjective
mau
bad , evil , dangerous
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈmau̯/ , , ( rapid speech )
Particle
mau
Plural marker of nouns, used after he , determiners, and numerals.
he mau lio ― horses
kēlā mau hale ― those houses
ko lākou mau kūpuna ― their grandparents
Verb
mau
( stative ) always , perpetual
( stative ) to continue
Indonesian
maoe ( van Ophuijsen (1901–1947) )
Etymology
Inherited from Malay mahu . (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Verb
mau
to want
Synonym: ingin
( transitive ) to wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand
Synonym: hendak
Kamu mau makan apa?. What do you want to eat?
Saya mau kamu meninggalkan kelas ini. I want you to leave this class.
( transitive , in particular) to wish , desire , or demand to see , have the presence of or do business with
Synonym: inginkan
Aku mau sarapan yang manis. I want a sweet breakfast
Dia mau pakaian baru. He wants new clothes.
( intransitive ) to experience desire ; to wish
Kamu boleh meninggalkan ruangan ini jika kamu mau . You can leave this room if you want .
( auxiliary ) to will
( somewhat informal ) used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person
Synonyms: hendak , akan
Ibu mau pergi ke pasar untuk membeli bahan makanan. Mother will go to the market to buy food.
to be able to, to have the capacity
used to express intention but without any temporal connotations, often in questions and negation
Mau kah kamu menikahiku?Will you marry me?
Aku sudah memberitahukan dia berkali-kali, tapi dia tetap tak mau meminum obatnya. I've told him many times, but he still doesn't want to take his medicine.
Noun
mau
wish ; desire ( a hope or longing for something or for something to happen )
Synonyms: keinginan , kemauan , kehendak
Derived terms
Iu Mien
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *mlu̯ɛjH ( “ soft ” ) . Cognate with White Hmong mos .
Adjective
mau
soft
Japanese
Romanization
mau
Rōmaji transcription of まう
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese mau .
Adjective
mau
bad
Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese mau , probably with some semantic influence from Portuguese mal as well.
Adjective
mau (comparative pió )
bad
Êle qui mau coraçám ― He is so evil (literally, “He is so bad heart ”)
mau repente ― impulsive; rash action inspired by a bad temper
References
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Verb
mau
( informal , auxiliary ) contraction of mahu
Middle English
Noun
mau
( Northern ) alternative form of mowe ( “ kinswoman ” )
Occitan
Pronunciation
Adjective
mau m (feminine singular mala , masculine plural maus , feminine plural malas )
( Gascony ) bad
( Gascony ) evil
Adverb
mau
( Gascony, Niçard ) bad , badly
Derived terms
Noun
mau m (plural maus )
( Gascony ) evil
( Gascony ) illness
Derived terms
References
Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon) , 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN , p. 93
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mao , from Latin malus , from Proto-Italic . Cognate with Galician mao and Spanish malo .
Pronunciation
Adjective
mau (feminine má , masculine plural maus , feminine plural más , comparable , comparative pior , superlative o pior or péssimo )
bad
Ele é um mau condutor. ― He is a bad driver.
Ela tem maus hábitos. ― She has bad habits.
evil , wicked
Caim era mau . ― Cain was evil .
harmful
Derived terms
Descendants
Guinea-Bissau Creole: mau
Kabuverdianu: mau
Macanese: mau
Noun
mau m (plural maus )
a bad person
Junta-te aos bons e serás melhor que eles; junta-te aos maus e serás pior que eles. Hang out with good people and you'll be better than them; hang out with bad people and you'll be worse than them.
References
Rapa Nui
Adjective
mau
supreme
Derived terms
Samoan
Noun
mau
opinion
Southwestern Dinka
Etymology
Cognate with Belanda Bor miyo ( “ tsetse fly ” ) .
Noun
mau
tsetse fly
References
Dinka-English Dictionary , 2005
Tahitian
Particle
mau
plural marker after a noun ; many , much
Verb
mau
hold
Ternate
Etymology
From Malay mahu ( “ to want ” ) .
Pronunciation
Verb
mau
( transitive ) to want
Conjugation
References
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001 ) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia , University of Pittsburgh
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From Tolai mau ( “ banana ” ) .
Adjective
mau
ripe .
References
SARMENTO, Leila Lauar. Gramática em textos. 2nd edition. São Paulo, Brazil: Moderna, 2005.
Vietnamese
Etymology
Cognate with Muong bau ( “ dense, thick ” ) , Chut baw¹ and Arem ubaw ("thick").
Pronunciation
Adjective
mau • (毛 , 㕰 , 𣭻 , 牟 , 哞 , )
( now only in certain phrases and expressions ) dense
( by extension ) fast , quick
Derived terms
Adverb
mau • (毛 , 㕰 , 𣭻 , 牟 , 哞 , )
fast , quickly
Synonym: nhanh
See also
Yanomam
Noun
mau
water
Usage notes
Does not occur alone, but must be bound with a classifier; see mau u .
References
Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017 ) Yanomama Clause Structure , volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN , page 112
B. Albert, G. Gomez, Saúde Yanomami: um manual etnolingüístico (1997), page 233: mãu u
HG 1 (see also ASJP 1 , ASJP 2 )
Yanomamö
Noun
mau
alternative form of mãũ ( “ water ” )