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English
Etymology
From Japanese 無駄 .
Noun
muda (uncountable )
( business ) A form of waste , or deviation from optimal allocation of resources , that occurs when work is performed that does not add value for the customer .
Coordinate terms: mura , muri
Anagrams
Asturian
Verb
muda
inflection of mudar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Balinese
Romanization
muda
Romanization of ᬫᬸᬤ
Romanization of ᬫᬹᬥ
Bikol Central
Etymology
Compare Tagalog mura .
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: mu‧da
IPA (key ) : /ˈmuda/
Noun
muda
swear word ; curse word
Synonym: raway
Derived terms
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Pali muddha ( “ foolish , bewildered ” ) , from Sanskrit मुग्ध ( mugdha , “ foolish , bewildered , young ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /muda/
Hyphenation: mu‧da
Adjective
muda
young ( age of a living being )
light ( shade of colour )
Antonyms
( antonym(s) of “ age ” ) : tua ( “ old ” ) ( living being )
( antonym(s) of “ colour ” ) : tua ( “ dark ” )
Coordinate terms
( age ) : baru ( “ new ” ) ( non-living being )
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal from mudar .
Noun
muda f (plural mudes )
change , changing
change of clothes
moult , moulting
Synonym: pèl-muda
Etymology 2
Verb
muda
inflection of mudar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
muda
feminine singular of mut
Further reading
Galician
Verb
muda
inflection of mudar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay muda ( “ young ” ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
muda (superlative termuda )
young
Synonyms: anom , belia , mentah , remaja , yunior , yuvenil , yuwana
light ( colour )
unripe
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈmu.da/
Rhymes: -uda
Hyphenation: mù‧da
Etymology 1
Deverbal from mudare ( “ to moult ” ) + -a .
Noun
muda f (plural mude )
moult ( of a bird )
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
muda
inflection of mudare :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Japanese
Romanization
muda
Rōmaji transcription of むだ
Rōmaji transcription of ムダ
Javanese
Romanization
muda
Romanization of ꦩꦸꦢ
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *muta , from Proto-Uralic *muďa .
Noun
muda
( Southern ) mud
Ladin
Verb
muda
inflection of muder :
third-person singular present indicative
third-person plural present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *muda ( “ young (of fruits); immature; light (of colors) ” ) ; reconstructed by Robert Blust (compare Tongan mula ( “ (of yam) lower end while still soft and juicy (as it is while the yam is still immature) ” ) ; also compare Amis molaʔ ( “ immature, unlearned, uneducated, childish, without experience ” ) from Proto-Austronesian *mudaq ).[ 1] [ 2]
Or from Pali muddha ( “ foolish , bewildered ” ) , from Sanskrit मुग्ध ( mugdha , “ foolish , bewildered , young ” ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
muda (Jawi spelling مودا )
young
Antonym: tua
Orang muda ― Young person
light ( colour )
Synonym: terang
Antonyms: tua , gelap , pekat
Biru muda ― Light blue
unripe
Antonyms: masak , tua
Manggis muda ― Unripe mangosteen
Derived terms
Descendants
> Indonesian: muda ( inherited )
References
^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*muda ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*mudaq ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin mūtam , accusative feminine form of mūtus .
Adjective
muda
feminine singular of mudo
Noun
muda f (plural mudas )
female equivalent of mudo
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese muda , deverbal from mudar .
Noun
muda f (plural mudas )
seedling
( zoology , entomology ) ecdysis , moult
Synonym: ecdise
Etymology 3
Verb
muda
inflection of mudar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
muda
inflection of múdo :
genitive singular
nominative / genitive / accusative / vocative plural
Sicilian
Adjective
muda f sg
feminine singular of mudu
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈmuda/
Rhymes: -uda
Syllabification: mu‧da
Etymology 1
Deverbal from mudar . Cognate with English moult .
Noun
muda f (plural mudas )
a change (of clothes, especially underpants)
Etymology 2
Noun
muda f (plural mudas )
female equivalent of mudo ( “ mute ” )
Adjective
muda
feminine singular of mudo
Etymology 3
Verb
muda
inflection of mudar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic مُدَّة ( mudda ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
muda class III (plural miuda class IV )
term , period (of time)
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *muta .
Noun
muda
slurry , dredge
Inflection
References
Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007 ) “взвесь ”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary ] , Petrozavodsk: Periodika