Contionary:mau
ǂA Ṇṵĩ
Pronunciation
Verb
mau (applicative mamau)
- (intransitive) to talk
- (intransitive) to act like someone, to behave or make decisions as expected
- (intransitive, in SVC) to pretend to, to act as if
Soc'ul'
Etymology 1
From Pre-Soc'ul' maw, from Wascotl *maw-. or Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
Noun
mau 4 (plural/indefinite maumau)
- cat
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Ideophone
mau
- onomatopoeia for meowing; meow
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Pre-Soc'ul' mawsuʃ, from Wascotl *maw-cosc.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mau
- quiet
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Knrawi
Etymology
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
⫽ma˥ʊ⫽
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ma˥w]
- (Royal) IPA(key): [ŋʷa˥w]
- (Urban Anajrn) IPA(key): [mä˥w]
- (Ufhewat) IPA(key): [ma˥w]
- (Zjiiama) IPA(key): [ma˥w]
Noun
mau
- cat
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SG | PL/INDEF | |||||||
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SGV | PTV | SGV | PTV | |||||
GEN | GEN | GEN | GEN | |||||
NOM/DAT | maúg | maûg | maúvi | maûvi | maùg | maûg* | maùvi | maûvi* |
ACC | mau | mâu | zimau | zîmau | màu | mâu* | zìmau | zîmau* |
LOC | sg maúg | sĝ maûg | sr maúvi | sr̂ maûvi | sg̀ maùg | sĝ maûg* | sr̀ maùvi | sr̂ maûvi* |
*low falling tone in some regions |