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mou

mou

See also: MOU, MoU, móu, mòu, mōu, mǒu, and mo'u

Asturian

Noun

mou m (plural modos)

  1. way; manner
  2. result

Derived terms

  • a mou
  • d'otru modu
  • de mou que

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔw

Verb

mou

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of moure
  2. second-person singular imperative form of moure

French

Etymology

From Latin mollis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu/

Adjective

mou m (masculine singular before vowel mol, feminine singular molle, masculine plural mous, feminine plural molles)

  1. soft, pliable
  2. (informal) pansy, spineless
    Quelle bande de couilles molles!
    What a bunch of pansy (ass) wimps!

Noun

mou m (plural mous)

  1. lungs, lights (of a slaughtered animal)

Mandarin

Romanization

mou

  1. Nonstandard spelling of mōu.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of móu.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of mǒu.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of mòu.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Old Provençal

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔw/

Verb

mou

  1. third-person singular present indicative of mover

Zhuang

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /mou˨˦/

Etymology

Compare Lao ໝູ (), Thai หมู (mŏo).

Noun

mou

  1. pig