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Maun

Maun

See also: maun

Plautdietsch

Noun

Maun m (plural Mana or Manna)

  1. man, male human
  2. husband

See also

maun

maun

See also: Maun

Chuukese

Noun

maun

  1. war

Finnish

Noun

maun

  1. Genitive singular form of maku.

Anagrams


Romansch

Etymology

From Latin manus.

Noun

maun m (plural mauns)

  1. (anatomy) hand

Scots

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɑːn], [mɔːn], [mən], [mʌn]
  • (Northern Scots, Insular Scots) IPA(key): [maːn]

Verb

maun (negative maunna)

  1. (modal auxiliary, defective) must
    • 1824, Walter Scott, Redgauntlet
      "Then ye maun eat and drink, Steenie," said the figure; "for we do little else here; and it's ill speaking between a fou man and a fasting."

Noun

maun (plural mauns)

  1. compulsion, authority, necessity

Verb

maun (negative maunna, past maunt, past participle maunt)

  1. to manage, effect, succeed in
  2. to master, overcome, control, have or establish authority over, issue commands in an imperious or authoritative manner, boss about