mao

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mao"

Translingual

Symbol

mao

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for Māori.

English

Wikispecies

Noun

mao (plural maos)

1. The ma'oma'o, Gymnomyza samoensis, a large passerine bird native to Samoa.

Anagrams

• -oma, Amo, Amo., MOA, Oma, moa, oma

Angor

Noun

mao

1. taro

Estonian

Noun

mao

1. genitive singular of madu
2. genitive singular of magu

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mao, from Latin malus. Cognate with Portuguese mau and Spanish malo.

Alternative forms

• malo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaʊ̯]

Adjective

mao (feminine má, masculine plural maos, feminine plural más)

1. bad

   Antonym: bo

2. evil; mean

   Antonym: bo

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese mão, from Latin manus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaʊ̯]

Noun

mao f (plural maos)

1. Alternative form of man

References

• “mao” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “mao” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “mao” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “mao” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

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

Verb

mao

1. to clear up (e.g. of cloudy weather), alleviate
2. to fade (e.g. of the color of cloth)
3. to pass (e.g. of a feeling), go away, cease

   Ua mao aʻela ke kaumaha. ― The sadness has ceased.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

mao

1. a type of fish

Related terms

• maomao

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1957) “mao”, in English–Hawaiian Dictionary. In Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi‎^[1], 2003

Japanese

Romanization

mao

1. Rōmaji transcription of まお

Mandarin

Romanization

mao

1. Nonstandard spelling of māo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of máo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of mǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of mào.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin malus.

Pronunciation

• (Galicia) IPA^(key): /ˈma.o/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ʊ/
• Rhymes: -ao

Adjective

mao (plural maos, feminine maa, feminine plural maas)

1. bad

Derived terms

• olho mao

Descendants

• Galician: mao
• Portuguese: mau (see there for further descendants)

Noun

mao m (plural maos)

1. a bad person

Swedish

Alternative forms

• m.a.o.
• m a o

Phrase

mao

1. Initialism of med andra ord (“in other words”).

Anagrams

• Moa

Yami

Noun

mao

1. rock