malu

See also: Malu, malú, maḻu, mału, mälu, mǎlù, and mālu

English

Etymology 1

From Samoan malu.

Noun

malu (plural malus)

1. A culturally significant tattoo on a Samoan woman's upper leg.

Etymology 2

From Malay malu.

Adjective

malu (comparative more malu, superlative most malu)

1. (Singapore) shy; embarrassed

Synonyms

• paiseh

Anagrams

• Lamu, alum, luma, maul, mula

Aromanian

Noun

malu

1. Alternative form of mal

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin malus.

Adjective

malu m sg (feminine singular mala, neuter singular malo, masculine plural malos, feminine plural males)

1. bad
2. evil

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malu/

Adjective

malu

1. silent
2. quiet

References

• (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Noun

malu

1. shade
2. shelter, protection
3. control

Verb

malu

1. (stative) peaceful, safe
2. (stative) reserved, taboo

Related terms

• hoʻomalu
• ʻōmalumalu
• maluhia
• malumalu

Indonesian

Adjective

malu

1. ashamed

Noun

malu

1. shame

Latvian

Noun

malu f

1. inflection of mala:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Verb

malu

1. first-person singular past indicative of malt

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mälu]
• Rhymes: -lu, -u

Noun

malu (Jawi spelling مالو, plural malu-malu, informal 1st possessive maluku, 2nd possessive malumu, 3rd possessive malunya)

1. sensitive plant; Mimosa pudica

Adjective

malu (Jawi spelling مالو)

1. shy.
2. embarrassed.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bermalu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• semalu [comparability] (se-)
• malu-malu [reduplication] (redup)
• memalui [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• memalukan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• termalu-termalu [agentless action + reduplication] (teR- + redup)
• kemaluan (“genitalia”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
• kemaluan-kemaluan (“shyness”) [resemblance / passive + reduplication] (ke-an + redup)

Descendants

• → English: malu

Further reading

• “malu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Papiamentu

Etymology 1

From Spanish malo "bad".

Adjective

malu

1. bad

Etymology 2

From Spanish mal "illness".

Noun

malu

1. illness, disease

Samoan

Noun

malu

1. female tattoo

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin malus. Compare Italian malo.

Adjective

malu (feminine singular mala, masculine plural malos, feminine plural malas)

1. bad

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

malu

1. inflection of mal:
   1. indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
   2. feminine accusative singular

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin malus (“bad, wicked”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.lu/
• Hyphenation: mà‧lu

Adjective

malu (feminine singular mala, masculine and feminine plural mali)

1. bad

Synonyms

• tintu

Antonyms

• bonu

Related terms

• malèvulu
• malignu
• mali (noun)

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *malɨd from Proto-Celtic *meleti, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂-é-ti, from *melh₂- (“to crush, grind”) +‎ *-éti. Cognate with Latin molō, Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē), English meal.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmalɨ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈma(ː)li/
• Rhymes: -alɨ

Verb

malu (first-person singular present malaf)

1. to grind
2. to break, to fragment

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	malaf	meli	mâl, mala	malwn	melwch, malwch	malant	melir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	malwn	malit	malai	malem	malech	malent	melid
preterite	melais	melaist	malodd	malasom	malasoch	malasant	malwyd
pluperfect	malaswn	malasit	malasai	malasem	malasech	malasent	malasid, malesid
present subjunctive	malwyf	melych	malo	malom	maloch	malont	maler
imperative	—	mâl, mala	maled	malwn	melwch, malwch	malent	maler
verbal noun	malu
verbal adjectives	maledig maladwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

Inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	mala i, malaf i	mali di	malith o/e/hi, maliff e/hi	malwn ni	malwch chi	malan nhw
conditional	malwn i, malswn i	malet ti, malset ti	malai fo/fe/hi, malsai fo/fe/hi	malen ni, malsen ni	malech chi, malsech chi	malen nhw, malsen nhw
preterite	malais i, males i	malaist ti, malest ti	malodd o/e/hi	malon ni	maloch chi	malon nhw
imperative	—	mala	—	—	malwch	—
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• malwr (“grinder”)
• malu awyr (“to talk nonsense”)
• malurio (“to grind”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
malu	falu	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.