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, informal 1st possessive maunku, 2nd possessive maunmu, 3rd possessive maunnya)

1. (neologism) herbivore

   Synonym: herbivor

Further reading

• “maun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Romansch

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