mau

See also máu, and MAU

Hawaiian

Particle

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

mau

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

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Indonesian

Verb

mau

1. to want

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Japanese

Romanization

mau

1. See まう

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Lojban

Cmavo

mau

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

Usage notes

• 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

• me'a (“undercut by”)

Rafsi

mau

1. rafsi of zmadu.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin malus.

Pronunciation

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• (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmaw/

Adjective

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

1. bad

Related terms

• (adverb) mal
• (comparative) pior
• (superlative) péssimo

See also

• bem
• bom

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Rapa Nui

Adjective

mau

1. supreme

Derived terms

• 'ariki mau

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Samoan

Noun

mau

1. opinion

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Tahitian

Particle

mau

1. plural marker after a noun; many, much

Verb

mau

1. hold

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Tolai banana.

Adjective

mau

1. ripe.

References

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