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malu

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Samoan malu.

Noun

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malu (plural malus)

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

Etymology 2

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From Malay malu.

Adjective

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malu (comparative more malu, superlative most malu)

  1. (Singapore) shy; embarrassed
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Anagrams

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Aromanian

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Noun

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malu

  1. Alternative form of mal

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin malus.

Adjective

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

  1. bad
  2. evil

Gamilaraay

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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malu

  1. silent
  2. quiet

References

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  • (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈma.lu/, [ˈmɐ.lu]

Noun

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malu

  1. shade
  2. shelter, protection
  3. control

Verb

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malu

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

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ma.lu/

Adjective

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malu

  1. shy; ashamed

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay malu.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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malu

  1. ashamed
  2. shy

Noun

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malu (plural malu-malu)

  1. shame

Further reading

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Latvian

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Noun

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malu f

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

Verb

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malu

  1. first-person singular past indicative of malt

Malay

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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malu (Jawi spelling مالو, plural malu-malu)

  1. sensitive plant; Mimosa pudica

Adjective

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malu (Jawi spelling مالو)

  1. shy.
  2. embarrassed.
  3. ashamed.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: malu
  • > Indonesian: malu (inherited)

Further reading

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Papiamentu

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Etymology 1

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From Spanish malo "bad".

Adjective

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malu

  1. bad

Etymology 2

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From Spanish mal "illness".

Noun

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malu

  1. illness, disease

Polish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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malu

  1. (Kuyavia) used to call piglets
    Synonyms: maluchny, maluty

Further reading

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  • Józef Bliziński (1860) “malu”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 625
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “malu”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 273

Samoan

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Noun

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malu

  1. female tattoo

Sardinian

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Etymology

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From Latin malus. Compare Italian malo.

Adjective

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

  1. bad

Serbo-Croatian

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Adjective

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malu

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

Sicilian

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Etymology

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From Latin malus (bad, wicked).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. bad

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *malɨd from Proto-Celtic *meleti, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂-é-ti, from *melh₂- (to crush, grind) +‎ *-éti.[1][2] Cognate with Latin molō,[3] Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē), English meal.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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malu (first-person singular present malaf)

  1. to grind
  2. to break, to fragment

Conjugation

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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

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of malu
radical soft nasal aspirate
malu falu unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mal-o-, *mel-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 255
  2. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 169
  3. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “malu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies