moe

See also Moe, and moé

English

Etymology 1

Wikipedia

From Japanese 萌え, もえ (moe, “budding”, “sprouting”), imperfective or continuative form of 萌える, もえる (moeru, “to burst into bud”, “to sprout”), from a kun reading of the Han character 萌 (“bud”, “sprout”).

Alternative forms

Wikipe-tan, a moe personification of Wikipedia

• moé

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /məʊ.eɪ/

Noun

moe (uncountable)

1. (slang) Strong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction toward, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media.

Derived terms

• figure moe zoku
• moe anthropomorphism

Related terms

• moe book
• moekko
• moe sangyo
• moetan

See also

• Moe (slang) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Moe (slang)

Etymology 2

Variant forms.

Adverb

moe

1. Obsolete form of mo.
2. Obsolete form of more.
   • Shakespeare

     Sing no more ditties, sing no moe.

   • George Gascoigne

     Many mast'ries moe.

Noun

moe

1. Obsolete form of mow.
2. Obsolete form of moa.

Verb

moe

1. Obsolete form of moo.
2. Obsolete form of mow.

Anagrams

• emo
• EOM
• OEM

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

• audio

  (file)

Adjective

moe (comparative moeër, superlative moest)

1. tired, weary

Declension

Declension of moe

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		moe	moeër
neuter singular	indefinite	moe	moeër
	definite	moeë	moeëre	moeste	moest, moeste
common singular		moeë	moeëre	moeste	moeste
plural		moeë	moeëre	moeste	moeste
partitive		moes	moeërs

Usage notes

This word is usually used predicatively rather than attributively. If an attributive sense is needed, most people use vermoeid.

Synonyms

• vermoeid

Noun

moe f (plural moeken, diminutive moeke or moetje)

1. (informal) mother

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Fijian moce, Indonesian pejam, Maori moe).

Verb

moe

1. to sleep

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Japanese

Romanization

moe

1. See もえ

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Fijian moce, Indonesian pejam, Hawaiian moe).

Verb

moe

1. to sleep

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Old French

Noun

moe f (oblique plural moes, nominative singular moe, nominative plural moes)

1. mouth

Descendants

• French: moue

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Rapa Nui

Etymology

See here.

Verb

moe

1. sleep
2. lie down

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Dutch moeten.

Verb

moe

1. must
2. have to
3. should

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Tahitian

Verb

moe

1. sleep

Usage notes

Archaic; use taʻoto.