malu
English
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Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]malu (plural malus)
- A culturally significant tattoo on a Samoan woman's upper leg.
Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]malu (comparative more malu, superlative most malu)
Synonyms
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[edit]Aromanian
[edit]Noun
[edit]malu
- Alternative form of mal
Asturian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]malu m sg (feminine singular mala, neuter singular malo, masculine plural malos, feminine plural males)
Gamilaraay
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]malu
References
[edit]- (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement
Hawaiian
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]malu
Verb
[edit]malu
Related terms
[edit]Iban
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]malu
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]malu
Noun
[edit]malu
Latvian
[edit]Noun
[edit]malu f
- inflection of mala:
Verb
[edit]malu
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]malu (Jawi spelling مالو, plural malu-malu, informal 1st possessive maluku, 2nd possessive malumu, 3rd possessive malunya)
- sensitive plant; Mimosa pudica
Adjective
[edit]malu (Jawi spelling مالو)
Derived terms
[edit]Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- bermalu [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- semalu [comparability] (se-)
- malu-malu [reduplication] (redup)
- memalui [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- memalukan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- termalu-termalu [agentless action + reduplication] (teR- + redup)
- kemaluan (“genitalia”) [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
- kemaluan-kemaluan (“shyness”) [resemblance / passive + reduplication] (ke-an + redup)
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “malu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Papiamentu
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Adjective
[edit]malu
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]malu
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]malu
Further reading
[edit]- Józef Bliziński (1860) “malu”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 625
- Oskar Kolberg (1867) “malu”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 273
Samoan
[edit]Noun
[edit]malu
- female tattoo
Sardinian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin malus. Compare Italian malo.
Adjective
[edit]malu (feminine singular mala, masculine plural malos, feminine plural malas)
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]malu
- inflection of mal:
Sicilian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin malus (“bad, wicked”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]malu (feminine singular mala, masculine and feminine plural mali)
Synonyms
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[edit]Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Brythonic *malɨd from Proto-Celtic *meleti, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂-é-ti, from *melh₂- (“to crush, grind”) + *-éti.[1][2] Cognate with Latin molō,[3] Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē), English meal.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmalɨ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈma(ː)li/
- Rhymes: -alɨ
Verb
[edit]malu (first-person singular present malaf)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | malaf | meli | mâl, mala | malwn | melwch, malwch | malant | melir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
malwn | malit | malai | malem | malech | malent | melid | |
| preterite | melais | melaist | malodd | malasom | malasoch | malasant | malwyd | |
| pluperfect | malaswn | malasit | malasai | malasem | malasech | malasent | malasid, malesid | |
| present subjunctive | malwyf | melych | malo | malom | maloch | malont | maler | |
| imperative | — | mâl, mala | maled | malwn | melwch, malwch | malent | maler | |
| verbal noun | malu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | maledig maladwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | mala i, malaf i | mali di | malith o/e/hi, maliff e/hi | malwn ni | malwch chi | malan nhw |
| conditional | malwn i, malswn i | malet ti, malset ti | malai fo/fe/hi, malsai fo/fe/hi | malen ni, malsen ni | malech chi, malsech chi | malen nhw, malsen nhw |
| preterite | malais i, males i | malaist ti, malest ti | malodd o/e/hi | malon ni | maloch chi | malon nhw |
| imperative | — | mala | — | — | malwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| malu | falu | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mal-o-, *mel-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 255
- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 169
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “malu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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