English

Noun

Mau ‎(plural Maus)

1. A kind of short-haired domestic cat.

Derived terms

• Arabian Mau
• Egyptian Mau

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Old High German mouwa. Cognate with Dutch mouw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔu̯/

Noun

Mau f ‎(plural Maue, diminutive Mäuche)

1. (chiefly Ripuarian) sleeve

Synonyms

• Ärm

Hawaiian

Particle

mau

1. 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

1. (stative) always, perpetual
2. (stative) to continue

Indonesian

Verb

mau

1. to want

Japanese

Romanization

mau

1. rōmaji reading of まう

Lojban

Cmavo

mau

1. (sumti tcita: first-place modal of zmadu) exceeded by

Usage notes

• This rafsi can be used as a suffix of another rafsi in order to form a lujvo which denotes the comparative form (of the other rafsi's gismu).

Antonyms

• me'a ‎(“undercut by”)

Rafsi

mau

1. rafsi of zmadu.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mao, from Latin malus, from Proto-Italic [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaw/
• Homophone: mal (some accents)
• Rhymes: -aw

Adjective

mau ‎(feminine singular má, masculine plural maus, feminine plural más, comparable)

1. bad

   Ele é um mau condutor.‎

   He is a bad driver.

   Ela tem maus hábitos.‎

   She has bad habits.

2. evil, wicked

   Caim era mau.‎

   Cain was evil.

3. harmful

Related terms

• (adverb) mal
• (comparative) pior
• (superlative) péssimo

See also

• bem
• bom

Rapa Nui

Adjective

mau

1. supreme

Derived terms

• 'ariki mau

Samoan

Noun

mau

1. opinion

Tahitian

Particle

mau

1. plural marker after a noun; many, much

Verb

mau

1. hold

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Tolai mau ‎(“banana”).

Adjective

mau

1. ripe.

References

• SARMENTO, Leila Lauar. Gramática em textos. 2nd edition. São Paulo, Brazil: Moderna, 2005.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɐw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɐw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɐw˧˥]

Adjective

mau

1. fast, quick

Adverb

mau

1. fast, quickly

Synonyms

• nhanh

See also

• chóng
• lẹ

Yanomamö

Alternative forms

• māu / maū
• maup, maupə

Noun

mau

1. water

References

• Introducción a la lengua yanomami: morfología (1996), page 104: mau u : agua cln
• B. Albert, ‎G. Gomez, Saúde Yanomami: um manual etnolingüístico (1997), page 233: māu
• M. Müller, ‎J. Serowë, ‎B. Manara, Lengua y cultura Yanomami: diccionario ilustrado (2007), pages 175 and 410: maū u; mau u
• HG 1 [maup], HG 2 [maũ ũ, maaupə] (see also ASJP 1 [maup], ASJP 2 [mau; maup3, using '3' for 'ə'])