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 Sekhulla maw, from Wascotl maw-. or Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• (Soc'ul') IPA^(key): [ma˧w]

Ideophone

mau

1. onomatopoeia for meowing; meow

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Noun

mau 4 (plural/indefinite maumau)

1. cat

   Nuc' cujey úd' mau cual úd' co āhcuú je?

   Would you bring cat food as your normal food to eat?

Derived terms

• jerine mau
• mau ñéhx

 

Etymology 2

From Sekhulla mawsuʃ, from Wascotl maw-cosc.

Pronunciation

• (Soc'ul') IPA^(key): [ma˧w]

Adjective

mau

1. quiet

   Seccual lai secñéi jál āhmaují je.

   I like to come here for the peace and quiet.

Knrawi

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

⫽ma˥ʊ⫽

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ma˥w]
  
• (Royal) IPA^(key): [ŋʷa˥w]
  
• IPA^(key): [mä˥w]
  
• IPA^(key): [ma˥w]
  
• IPA^(key): [ma˥w]

Noun

1. cat

mau inflection

					/
/	maúg	maûg	maúvi	maûvi	maùg	maûg*	maùvi	maûvi*
	mau	mâu	zimau	zîmau	màu	mâu*	zìmau	zîmau*
	sg maúg	sĝ maûg	sr maúvi	sr̂ maûvi	sg̀ maùg	sĝ maûg*	sr̀ maùvi	sr̂ maûvi*
*low falling tone in some regions

Synonyms

uwu