Contionary:mau

From Linguifex
Jump to navigation Jump to search

ǂA Ṇṵĩ

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mau 4 (plural/indefinite maumau)

  1. cat
    (please add the primary text of this usage example)
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Ideophone

mau

  1. onomatopoeia for meowing; meow
    (please add the primary text of this usage example)
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

mau

  1. quiet
    (please add the primary text of this usage example)
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Knrawi

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

⫽ma˥ʊ⫽

Noun

mau

  1. cat
    (please add the primary text of this usage example)
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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