mau

Symbol

mau

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Huautla Mazatec.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Huautla Mazatec terms

Noun

mau

1. head

Further reading

• Barunggam body parts

Etymology 1

From Latin malus.

Etymology 2

From Latin male.

Etymology 3

From Latin malus.

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑu̯/, [ˈmɑ̝u̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑu
• Hyphenation^(key): mau

Interjection

mau

1. the sound a cat makes; meow

Further reading

• “mau”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• -uma, mua

Etymology

Probably a blend of matt +‎ flau, maybe with influence from mauen in the older sense of "to be weepy/annoying."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʊ̯/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯

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Adjective

mau (strong nominative masculine singular mauer, comparative mauer, superlative am mauesten or am mausten) (informal)

1. unwell, queasy, poorly, ill

   Synonyms: unwohl, schlecht

   Mir ist mau. ― I feel queasy/ill/poorly.

   Ich fühle mich mau. ― I feel queasy/ill/poorly.

2. disappointing, bad, meagre (below expectations, either in quantity or quality, though typically not catastrophic)

   Synonym: dürftig

   Die Lage ist mau. ― The situation is bad.

   Die Ergebnisse sind mau. ― The results are poor.

Adverb

mau (comparative mauer, superlative am mausten)

1. badly, bad
2. slack

   Die Geschäfte gehen mau. ― Business is slack.

Further reading

• “mau” in Duden online
• “mau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Etymology

Inherited from Portuguese mau, from Old Galician-Portuguese mao, from Latin malus. Cognate with Kabuverdianu mau.

Adjective

mau

1. bad, evil, dangerous

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmau̯/, [ˈmɐw], [ˈmɔw] (rapid speech)

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

Alternative forms

• maoe (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))

Etymology

Inherited from Malay mahu. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmau̯/ [ˈmau̯]
• Rhymes: -au̯
• Syllabification: mau

Verb

mau

1. to want

   Synonym: ingin

   1. (transitive) to wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand

      Synonym: hendak

      Kamu mau makan apa?.

      What do you want to eat?

      Saya mau kamu meninggalkan kelas ini.

      I want you to leave this class.

   2. (transitive, in particular) to wish, desire, or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with

      Synonym: inginkan

      Aku mau sarapan yang manis.

      I want a sweet breakfast

      Dia mau pakaian baru.

      He wants new clothes.

   3. (intransitive) to experience desire; to wish

      Kamu boleh meninggalkan ruangan ini jika kamu mau.

      You can leave this room if you want.

2. (auxiliary) to will
   1. (somewhat informal) used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person

      Synonyms: hendak, akan

      Ibu mau pergi ke pasar untuk membeli bahan makanan.

      Mother will go to the market to buy food.

   2. to be able to, to have the capacity
   3. used to express intention but without any temporal connotations, often in questions and negation

      Maukah kamu menikahiku?

      Will you marry me?

      Aku sudah memberitahukan dia berkali-kali, tapi dia tetap tak mau meminum obatnya.

      I've told him many times, but he still doesn't want to take his medicine.

Noun

mau

1. wish; desire (a hope or longing for something or for something to happen)

   Synonyms: keinginan, kemauan, kehendak

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *mlu̯ɛjH (“soft”). Cognate with White Hmong mos.

Adjective

mau 

1. soft

Romanization

mau

1. Rōmaji transcription of まう

Etymology

From Portuguese mau.

Adjective

mau

1. bad

Etymology

From Portuguese mau, probably with some semantic influence from Portuguese mal as well.

Adjective

mau (comparative pió)

1. bad

   Êle qui mau coraçám ― He is so evil (literally, “He is so bad heart”)

   mau repente ― impulsive; rash action inspired by a bad temper

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Verb

mau

1. (informal, auxiliary) Contraction of mahu.