maun
See also: Maun
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
maun
- (intransitive, obsolete) To have to; must.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:maun.
Anagrams edit
Chuukese edit
Noun edit
maun
Finnish edit
Noun edit
maun
Anagrams edit
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Blend of makan (“eat”) + daun (“leaf”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Malaysian) IPA(key): /ma.on/
- (Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /ma.un/
Noun edit
maun (Jawi spelling ماون, plural maun-maun, informal 1st possessive maunku, 2nd possessive maunmu, 3rd possessive maunnya)
Further reading edit
- “maun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Romansch edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
maun m (plural mauns)
Scots edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English mone (“shall, must”), from Old Norse munu (“shall, will; must”), from Proto-Germanic *munaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
maun (negative maunna)
- (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 edit
maun (plural mauns)
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