mau

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Hawaiian [edit]

Particle [edit]

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 [edit]

mau

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

Indonesian [edit]

Verb [edit]

mau

  1. to want

Japanese [edit]

Romanization [edit]

mau

  1. See まう

Lojban [edit]

Cmavo [edit]

mau

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

Usage notes [edit]

  • 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 [edit]

  • me'a (“undercut by”)

Rafsi [edit]

mau

  1. rafsi of zmadu.

Portuguese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin malus.

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

mau m (feminine má plural maus feminine plural más; comparable)

  1. bad

Related terms [edit]

See also [edit]

Rapa Nui [edit]

Adjective [edit]

mau

  1. supreme

Derived terms [edit]

Samoan [edit]

Noun [edit]

mau

  1. opinion

Tahitian [edit]

Particle [edit]

mau

  1. plural marker after a noun; many, much

Verb [edit]

mau

  1. hold

Tok Pisin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Tolai banana.

Adjective [edit]

mau

  1. ripe.

References [edit]

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