mau

Noun

mau

1. head

Further reading

• Barunggam body parts

Interjection

mau

1. the sound a cat makes; meow

Anagrams

• mua

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

Verb

mau

1. to want

Romanization

mau

1. Rōmaji transcription of まう

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mao, from Latin malus, from Proto-Italic.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaw/

• Audio

  (file)

• 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

See also

• bem
• bom

Adjective

mau

1. supreme

Noun

mau

1. opinion

Particle

mau

1. plural marker after a noun; many, much

Verb

mau

1. hold

Etymology

From Tolai mau (“banana”).

Adjective

mau

1. ripe.

References

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

mau

1. fast, quick

Adverb

mau

1. fast, quickly

See also

• chóng
• lẹ

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'])