Contionary:mau

ǂA Ṇṵĩ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mᵇau˧]

Verb

mau (applicative mamau)

1. (intransitive) to talk
2. (intransitive) to act like someone, to behave or make decisions as expected
3. (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

• (Soc'ul') IPA^(key): [ma˧w]

Noun

mau 4 (plural/indefinite maumau)

1. cat

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Ideophone

mau

1. onomatopoeia for meowing; meow

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Derived terms

• mau ñéhx

 

Etymology 2

From Pre-Soc'ul' mawsuʃ, from Wascotl *maw-cosc.

Pronunciation

• (Soc'ul') IPA^(key): [ma˧w]

Adjective

mau

1. 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

1. cat

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mau inflection

	SG				PL/INDEF
	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

Synonyms

uwu