maun

See also: Maun and Mäun

English

Etymology

From Middle English mau(e)n, mowen, from Old English magon, plural present indicative of magan (“to be able to, may”). More at mow, may.

Verb

maun

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To have to; must.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:maun.

Anagrams

• Amun, Man U, Manu, NUMA, Numa, Uman

Chuukese

Noun

maun

1. war

Finnish

Noun

maun

1. genitive singular of maku

Anagrams

• Manu, manu, muna, namu

Malay

Etymology

Blend of makan (“eat”) +‎ daun (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Malaysian) IPA^(key): /ma.on/
• (Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /ma.un/

Noun

maun (Jawi spelling ماون, plural maun-maun or maun²)

1. (neologism) herbivore

   Synonym: herbivor

Further reading

• "maun" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Romansh

Etymology

From Latin manus.

Noun

maun m (plural mauns)

1. (anatomy) hand

Scots

Alternative forms

• mun, man, mon

Etymology

From Early Scots man, from Middle English mone (“shall, must”), from Old Norse mun, man, first and third person singular indicative of Old Norse munu (“shall, will; must”), from Proto-Germanic *munaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑːn], [mɔːn], [mən], [mʌn]
• (Northern Scots, Insular Scots) IPA^(key): [maːn]

Verb

maun (negative maunna)

1. (modal auxiliary, defective) must
   • 1824, Walter Scott, Redgauntlet:

     "Then ye maun eat and drink, Steenie," said the figure; "for we do little else here; and it's ill speaking between a fou man and a fasting."

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun

maun (plural mauns)

1. compulsion, authority, necessity

Verb

maun (negative maunna, past maunt, past participle maunt)

1. to manage, effect, succeed in
2. to master, overcome, control, have or establish authority over, issue commands in an imperious or authoritative manner, boss about

Turkish

Alternative forms

• mahun

Etymology

Borrowed from French mahagoni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈun/

Noun

maun (definite accusative maunu, plural maunlar)

1. mahogany, any tree of the species Swietenia mahagoni and its valuable wood used to make furniture

   Synonym: akaju

Declension

Declension of maun

singular plural nominative maun maunlar definite accusative maunu maunları dative mauna maunlara locative maunda maunlarda ablative maundan maunlardan genitive maunun maunların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular maunum maunlarım 2nd singular maunun maunların 3rd singular maunu maunları 1st plural maunumuz maunlarımız 2nd plural maununuz maunlarınız 3rd plural maunları maunları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular maunumu maunlarımı 2nd singular maununu maunlarını 3rd singular maununu maunlarını 1st plural maunumuzu maunlarımızı 2nd plural maununuzu maunlarınızı 3rd plural maunlarını maunlarını dative singular plural 1st singular maunuma maunlarıma 2nd singular maununa maunlarına 3rd singular maununa maunlarına 1st plural maunumuza maunlarımıza 2nd plural maununuza maunlarınıza 3rd plural maunlarına maunlarına locative singular plural 1st singular maunumda maunlarımda 2nd singular maununda maunlarında 3rd singular maununda maunlarında 1st plural maunumuzda maunlarımızda 2nd plural maununuzda maunlarınızda 3rd plural maunlarında maunlarında ablative singular plural 1st singular maunumdan maunlarımdan 2nd singular maunundan maunlarından 3rd singular maunundan maunlarından 1st plural maunumuzdan maunlarımızdan 2nd plural maununuzdan maunlarınızdan 3rd plural maunlarından maunlarından genitive singular plural 1st singular maunumun maunlarımın 2nd singular maununun maunlarının 3rd singular maununun maunlarının 1st plural maunumuzun maunlarımızın 2nd plural maununuzun maunlarınızın 3rd plural maunlarının maunlarının

Derived terms

• maun rengi

Further reading

• “maun”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “maun”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “maun”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3083
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “maun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük