maho

See also: mahō

Finnish

Etymology

Theorized to derive with maha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑ̝ɦo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑho
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧ho

Adjective

maho (comparative mahompi, superlative mahoin)

1. barren, sterile, unable to bear children

Declension

Inflection of maho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		maho	mahot
genitive		mahon	mahojen
partitive		mahoa	mahoja
illative		mahoon	mahoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maho	mahot
accusative	nom.	maho	mahot
	gen.	mahon
genitive		mahon	mahojen
partitive		mahoa	mahoja
inessive		mahossa	mahoissa
elative		mahosta	mahoista
illative		mahoon	mahoihin
adessive		maholla	mahoilla
ablative		maholta	mahoilta
allative		maholle	mahoille
essive		mahona	mahoina
translative		mahoksi	mahoiksi
abessive		mahotta	mahoitta
instructive		—	mahoin
comitative		—	mahoine

Possessive forms of maho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mahoni mahoni accusative nom. mahoni mahoni gen. mahoni genitive mahoni mahojeni partitive mahoani mahojani inessive mahossani mahoissani elative mahostani mahoistani illative mahooni mahoihini adessive mahollani mahoillani ablative maholtani mahoiltani allative maholleni mahoilleni essive mahonani mahoinani translative mahokseni mahoikseni abessive mahottani mahoittani instructive — — comitative — mahoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mahosi mahosi accusative nom. mahosi mahosi gen. mahosi genitive mahosi mahojesi partitive mahoasi mahojasi inessive mahossasi mahoissasi elative mahostasi mahoistasi illative mahoosi mahoihisi adessive mahollasi mahoillasi ablative maholtasi mahoiltasi allative mahollesi mahoillesi essive mahonasi mahoinasi translative mahoksesi mahoiksesi abessive mahottasi mahoittasi instructive — — comitative — mahoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mahomme mahomme accusative nom. mahomme mahomme gen. mahomme genitive mahomme mahojemme partitive mahoamme mahojamme inessive mahossamme mahoissamme elative mahostamme mahoistamme illative mahoomme mahoihimme adessive mahollamme mahoillamme ablative maholtamme mahoiltamme allative mahollemme mahoillemme essive mahonamme mahoinamme translative mahoksemme mahoiksemme abessive mahottamme mahoittamme instructive — — comitative — mahoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mahonne mahonne accusative nom. mahonne mahonne gen. mahonne genitive mahonne mahojenne partitive mahoanne mahojanne inessive mahossanne mahoissanne elative mahostanne mahoistanne illative mahoonne mahoihinne adessive mahollanne mahoillanne ablative maholtanne mahoiltanne allative mahollenne mahoillenne essive mahonanne mahoinanne translative mahoksenne mahoiksenne abessive mahottanne mahoittanne instructive — — comitative — mahoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mahonsa mahonsa accusative nom. mahonsa mahonsa gen. mahonsa genitive mahonsa mahojensa partitive mahoaan mahoansa mahojaan mahojansa inessive mahossaan mahossansa mahoissaan mahoissansa elative mahostaan mahostansa mahoistaan mahoistansa illative mahoonsa mahoihinsa adessive mahollaan mahollansa mahoillaan mahoillansa ablative maholtaan maholtansa mahoiltaan mahoiltansa allative maholleen mahollensa mahoilleen mahoillensa essive mahonaan mahonansa mahoinaan mahoinansa translative mahokseen mahoksensa mahoikseen mahoiksensa abessive mahottaan mahottansa mahoittaan mahoittansa instructive — — comitative — mahoineen mahoinensa

Synonyms

• hedelmätön, steriili

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Indonesian

Etymology

Blend of manusia (“man”) +‎ homo (“homosexual”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaho]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ho

Noun

maho (first-person possessive mahoku, second-person possessive mahomu, third-person possessive mahonya)

1. (slang) homosexual

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Japanese

Romanization

maho

1. Rōmaji transcription of まほ

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Ladino

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.xo/

Adjective

maho (Latin spelling)

1. quiet
2. calm

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Old High German

Alternative forms

• mago

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mahō.

Noun

maho m

1. poppy

Descendants

• Middle High German: mahe, mahen, mān, magen, mage
  • Cimbrian: mago
  • German: Mohn
    • → Estonian: moon
  • Swabian: mage
  • → Estonian: magun
  • → Latvian: magone
  • → Lithuanian: aguona

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀳𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• महो (Devanagari script)
• মহো (Bengali script)
• මහො (Sinhalese script)
• မဟော or မႁေႃ (Burmese script)
• มโห or มะโห (Thai script)
• ᨾᩉᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມໂຫ or ມະໂຫ (Lao script)
• មហោ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄦𑄮 (Chakma script)

Noun

maho

1. nominative singular of maha

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Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish maho. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

maho

1. barren, sterile, unable to have children

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “яловый”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika