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English
edit← lambda |
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Wikipedia article on mu |
Etymology 1
editFrom Ancient Greek μῦ (mû), derived from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 (mm /mem/, “water”). Doublet of mem.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmu (countable and uncountable, plural mus)
- The 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.
Derived terms
editTranslations
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Etymology 2
editFrom Japanese 無 (mu, “nothing, neither yes nor no”).
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editmu
- (Zen Buddhism) Neither yes nor no.
- 1974, Robert M[aynard] Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow & Company, →ISBN:
- Mu means "no thing." Like "Quality" it points outside the process of dualistic discrimination. Mu simply says, "No class; not one, not zero, not yes, not no." […] It's a great mistake, a kind of dishonesty, to sweep nature's mu answers under the carpet.
- 1979, Douglas Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid:
- Achilles: Oh, but MU is Jōshū’s answer. By saying MU, Jōshū let the other monk know that only by not asking such questions can one know the answer to them.
Tortoise: Jōshū “unasked” the question. […]
Achilles: […] And the answer of “MU” here rejects the premises of the question, which are that one or the other must be chosen.
- 1996, Dan Simmons, “Looking for Kelly Dahl”, in The Year's Best Science Fiction, page 424:
- "Mu," said Kelly Dahl.
On one level mu means only yes, but on a deeper level of Zen it was often used by the master when the acolyte asked a stupid, unanswerable or wrongheaded question such as "Does a dog have the Buddha-nature?" The Master would answer only, "Mu," meaning—I say "yes" but mean "no," but the actual answer is: Unask the question.
- 2002, Norman Waddell, Masao Abe, The Heart of Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō, page 72:
- The Fifth Patriarch's utterance You say mu [Buddha-nature] because Buddha-nature is emptiness articulates clearly and distinctly the truth that emptiness is not "no". In uttering Buddha-nature-emptiness one does not say "half a pound." One does not say "eight ounces." One says "mu."
- 2010, Joan Price, Sacred Scriptures of the World Religions, page 70:
- A monk once asked Master Joshu, 'Has a dog the Buddha Nature or not?' Joshu said, 'Mu!'
Noun
editmu (uncountable)
- (Zen Buddhism) Nothingness; nonexistence; the illusory nature of reality.
- 2012, Omori, Introduction To Zen Training, →ISBN, page 115:
- That being the case, we should naturally choose to contemplate mu from morning to night, forgetting everything.
- 2012, Dr Robert Wilkinson, Nishida and Western Philosophy, →ISBN:
- Consequently, though mu is mindlike, the likeness to individual consciousness cannot be pushed very far.
- 2013, Sean Murphy, Natalie Goldberg, One Bird, One Stone: 108 Contemporary Zen Stories, →ISBN, page xvii:
- The monk posed to Chaoi-chou a question: Does a dog have a buddha nature or not?" Chao-chou, without a moment's hesitation, answered, “Mu." (Translated as "No.")
- 2013, Maura O'Halloran, Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind, →ISBN:
- If mu is mind, consciousness, it is nothing.
Usage notes
editUsed to answer a question that if answered with "yes" or "no" would imply something false.
Synonyms
edit- (nothingness): See also Thesaurus:inexistence
See also
edit- (non-affirmative, non-negative answer): n/a
Etymology 3
editNoun
editmu (plural mu)
- A unit of surface area, currently equivalent to two-thirtieths of a hectare.
- [1959 September, Tung Ta-lin [董大林], “The Inevitability of Quick Transition from Lower to Higher Stage of Agricultural Co-operation”, in Agricultural Co-operation in China [中国农业合作化的道路] (China Knowledge Series)[1], 2nd edition, Peking: Foreign Languages Press, →OCLC, page 72:
- The Lucky Star Co-operative in Chuwo County on the plains of southern Shansi had, before the anti-Japanese war, 26 wells, 4 water-wheels and 166.1 mou of irrigated fields, 4.82 per cent of its total arable land.]
- [1965 July 9 [1965 June 7], “Chienchiang County Reports Increase in Crops”, in Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts[2], number 131, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Wuhan Domestic Service, →OCLC, page DDD 2[3]:
- Good news on the summer harvest prevailed in the countryside of Chienchiang County, Hupeh. The county reported remarkable increased in its 600,000 mou of summer food crops this year, surpassing the yield in 1962 which was considered as the best year.]
- 2004, Peter Ho, “The Wasteland Auction Policy in Northwest China: Solving Environmental Degradation and Rural Poverty?”, in Rural Development in Transitional China: The New Agriculture[4], →ISBN, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 125[5]:
- Pengyang county was administered by Guyuan before 1988. In contrast to Guyuan, Pengyang is relatively wealthy. Farmers earn a considerable income through tobacco cultivation, which can yield an annual gross income of Rmb 1,500-2,000 per mu. In 1996, the cultivated area of tobacco in Pengyang was 11,000 mu.⁷
- 2007, Chang Liu, Peasants and Revolution in Rural China: Rural Political Change in the North China Plain and the Yangzi Delta, 1850-1949, page 87:
- Of 114 village farming families, only ten had more than 30 mu of land and only five had more than 60 mu.
Anagrams
editAlbanian
editPronoun
editmu
Anguthimri
editNoun
editmu
- (Mpakwithi) buttocks
References
edit- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 187
Asturian
editInterjection
editmu
- moo (sound made by a cow or bull)
Czech
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editmu
Synonyms
editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek μῦ (mû). Doublet of mem and majem.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmu m (plural mu's, diminutive muutje n)
- mu (letter of the Greek alphabet)
Further reading
edit- mu on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Estonian
editPronoun
editmu
Usage notes
editExtremaduran
editAdverb
editmu
See also
editFrench
editPronunciation
editNoun
editmu m (plural mu)
- mu (Greek letter)
Participle
editmu (feminine mue, masculine plural mus, feminine plural mues)
Further reading
edit- “mu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hanga Hundi
editNoun
editmu
- (a) crocodile
Further reading
editHausa
editEtymology
editCognates include Mangas mun, Polci mii, Miship mun.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editmū
- we (1st person plural pronoun)
Ikobi-Mena
editNoun
editmu (Mena), mụ (Ikobi)
References
edit- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Indonesian
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editmu
- (text messaging, informal) Alternative spelling of -mu.
Italian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editmu m or f (invariable)
- the name of the letter M
Japanese
editRomanization
editmu
Jingpho
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Burmese မူး (mu:).
Noun
editmu
- two anna bit
References
editJurchen
editNoun
editmu
References
edit- Gisaburō Norikura Kiyose, A Study of the Jurchen Language and Script: Reconstruction and Decipherment (1977)
Kituba
editPronoun
editmu
Kom (Cameroon)
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editmu
Etymology 2
editAdjective
editmu
References
edit- Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)
Lashi
editPronunciation
editVerb
editmu
- to happen
References
edit- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[7], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Malay
editEtymology
editShortened form of kamu, from Proto-Malayic *kamu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kamu, *kamiu.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editmu
See also
editMalay personal pronouns | |||
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singular | plural | ||
1st person | standard | saya / ساي aku / اکو, ku- / كو- (informal/towards God) -ku / -كو (informal possessive) hamba / همبا (dated) |
kami / کامي (exclusive) kita orang / كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita / کيت (inclusive) |
royal | beta / بيتا | ||
2nd person | standard | kamu / کامو anda / اندا (formal) | |
engkau / اڠکاو, kau- / كاو- (informal/towards God) awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu / -مو (possessive) |
awak semua / اوق سموا kamu semua / كامو سموا kalian / کالين (informal) kau orang / كاو اورڠ (informal) | ||
royal | tuanku / توانكو | ||
3rd person | standard | dia / دي ia / اي beliau / بلياو (honorific) -nya / -ڽ (possessive) |
mereka / مريک dia orang / دي اورڠ (informal) |
royal | baginda / بݢيندا |
Mandarin
editRomanization
editmu
- Nonstandard spelling of mū.
- Nonstandard spelling of mú.
- Nonstandard spelling of mǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of mù.
Usage notes
edit- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Northern Sami
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editmū
Old Irish
editPronunciation
editDeterminer
editmu (triggers lenition)
- Alternative form of mo (“my”)
Polish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editAlternative forms
editPronoun
editmu m
Pronoun
editmu n
See also
editEtymology 2
editOnomatopoeic.
Interjection
editmu
- moo (sound made by cows and bulls)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- mu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: mu
Etymology 1
editInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese muu, from Latin mūlum (“mule”). Doublet of mulo.
Noun
editmu m (plural mus)
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek μῦ (mû).
Noun
editmu m (plural mus)
- mu (Greek letter)
- Synonym of muão, múon (“muon”)
Etymology 3
editAlternative forms
editInterjection
editmu
- moo (the call of a cow)
Romanian
editEtymology
editInterjection
editmu
- moo (sound made by cows)
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish imb. Cognates include Irish um and Manx mysh.
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editmu (+ dative, triggers lenition, combined with the singular definite article mun)
- about, around
- Bha craobhan mu ghàrradh an taighe. ― There were trees around the house's yard.
- about, concerning
- Bha sinn a' bruidhinn mu làithean san sgoil againn. ― We were talking about our days at school.
- about, approximately
- Bidh a' chuairt a' toirt mu thrì uairean. ― The trip will take about three hours.
- (dated) on (of clothes)
- Dè chuireas mi umam? ― What shall I wear?
Inflection
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singular | first | umam | umamsa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
second | umad | umadsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
third | m | uime | uimesan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
f | uimpe | uimpese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
plural | first | umainn | umainne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
second | umaibh | umaibhse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
third | umpa | umpasan |
Derived terms
edit- mu chuairt air (“about”)
- mu chuairt (“around”)
- mu dheidhinn (“concerning”)
- mu dheireadh (“last (adjective); at last”)
- mun cuairt (“around”)
Serbo-Croatian
editPronoun
editmu (Cyrillic spelling му)
- to him (clitic dative singular of ȏn (“he”))
- to it (clitic dative singular of òno (“it”))
- (emphatic, possessive, dative) his, of his (clitic dative singular of ȏn (“he”))
- Gdje mu je auto?
- Where is his car?
- (emphatic, possessive, dative) its, of its (clitic dative singular of òno (“it”))
Declension
editSingular | Plural | |||||
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
nominative | ȏn | òna | òno | òni | òne | òna |
genitive | njȅga, ga | njȇ, je | njȅga, ga | njȋh, ih | njȋh, ih | njȋh, ih |
dative | njȅmu, mu | njȏj, joj | njȅmu, mu | njȉma, im | njȉma, im | njȉma, im |
accusative | njȅga, ga, nj | njȗ, ju, je | njȅga, ga, nj | njȋh, ih | njȋh, ih | njȋh, ih |
vocative | — | — | — | — | — | — |
locative | njȅm, njȅmu | njȏj | njȅm, njȅmu | njȉma | njȉma | njȉma |
instrumental | njȋm, njíme | njȏm, njóme | njȋm, njíme | njȉma | njȉma | njȉma |
Slovak
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editmu
Spanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInterjection
editmu
- moo (sound of a cow)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editmu f (plural múes)
Etymology 3
editAdverb
editmu
Further reading
edit- “mu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Sumerian
editRomanization
editmu
- Romanization of 𒈬 (mu)
Swedish
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ʉː
Interjection
editmu
Noun
editmu n
See also
editAnagrams
editTày
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Tai *ʰmuːᴬ (“pig”). Cognate with Thai หมู (mǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩪ, Lao ໝູ (mū), Lü ᦖᦴ (ṁuu), Tai Dam ꪢꪴ, Shan မူ (mǔu), Ahom 𑜉𑜥 (mū), Zhuang mou, Bouyei mul.
Pronunciation
edit- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [mu˧˧]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [mu˦˥]
Noun
editReferences
edit- Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
Tooro
edit10 | ||||
1 | 2 → [a], [b] | 10 → | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Cardinal: -mu, (in abstract counting) emu Ordinal: -a okubanza Adverbial: kubanza, enyalimu, omurundi gumu |
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-mòì. Cognate with Kikuyu -mwe and Zulu -nye.
Pronunciation
editNumeral
edit-mu
- one
- omuntu omu ― one person
- (in the plural) some
- abantu abamu ― some people
- (in the plural) same
- abantu abamu ― the same people
Declension
editNoun class | indefinite | definite | ||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
1/2 | omu | bamu | omu | abamu |
3/4 | gumu | emu | ogumu | emu |
5/6 | limu | gamu | erimu | agamu |
7/8 | kimu | bimu | ekimu | ebimu |
9/10 | emu | zimu | emu | ezimu |
11/10 | rumu | orumu | ||
12/14 | kamu | bumu | akamu | obumu |
13 | tumu | otumu | ||
14/6 | bumu | gamu | obumu | agamu |
15/6 | kumu | okumu | ||
16 | hamu | ahamu | ||
18 |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[8], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 145
- Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary][9], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, pages 238, 542, 571, 583
Turkish
editParticle
editmu
- Used to form interrogatives.
- Ona bu soruyu sordun mu?
- Did you ask him/her this question?
- Mutlu musun?
- Are you happy?
- Pikniğe gitmiyor muyuz?
- Aren't we going for a picnic?
- Ona bu soruyu sordun mu?
Usage notes
editTzotzil
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editmu
Etymology 2
editParticle
editmu
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit(particles)
References
edit- “mu(1)”, “mu(2)” in Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
- Laughlin, Robert M. [et al.] (1988) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of Santo Domingo Zinacantán, vol. I. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editIt is not clear which between "mons veneris" and "carapace" is the more original, although the sense "back" is certainly a derivative.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- mons veneris, pubes, the pubic region
- (of hands and feet) back
- mu bàn tay ― back of the hand
- the carapaces (dorsal shells) of some animals (e.g. turtles and crustaceans)
- Synonym: mai
Volapük
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish muy (“very”).
Adverb
editmu
West Makian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editmu
Conjugation
editConjugation of mu (stative verb) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | timu | mimu | amu | |
2nd person | nimu | fimu | ||
3rd person | inanimate | imu | dimu | |
animate | mamu | |||
imperative | —, mu | —, mu |
Alternative forms
editReferences
edit- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[10], Pacific linguistics
Yoruba
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editVerb
editmu
- to drink
- Má mu ọtí tó o bá fẹ́ wakọ̀. ― Don't drink alcohol if you want to drive.
- to suck
- Ọmọ-ọwọ́ ṣì ń mu ọmú. ― The baby is still sucking breast.
- to lick (juicy fruits such as oranges, or deserts such as ice cream)
- Ọmọdé ń mu ọsàn. ― The child is licking orange.
- to smoke
- Kò kí ń mu sìgá. ― She doesn't smoke cigarettes.
Synonyms
editYoruba Varieties and Languages - mu (“to drink, suck, smoke”) | |||||
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Language Family | Variety Group | Variety/Language | Subdialect | Location | Words |
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Southeast Yoruba | Ìkálẹ̀ | Òkìtìpupa | mọ | |
Ọ̀wọ̀ | Ọ̀wọ̀ | mọ | |||
Ìtsẹkírì | Ìwẹrẹ | mọ | |||
Olùkùmi | Ugbódù | mọ | |||
Proto-Yoruba | Central Yoruba | Èkìtì | Èkìtì | Àdó Èkìtì | mụ |
Àkúrẹ́ | Àkúrẹ́ | mụ | |||
Mọ̀bà | Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì | mụ | |||
Northwest Yoruba | Àwórì | Èbúté Mẹ́tà | mu | ||
Ẹ̀gbá | Abẹ́òkúta | mu | |||
Ẹ̀gbádò | Ìjàká | mọ | |||
Èkó | Èkó | mu | |||
Ìbàdàn | Ìbàdàn | mu | |||
Ìlọrin | Ìlọrin | mu | |||
Ọ̀yọ́ | Ọ̀yọ́ | mu | |||
Standard Yorùbá | Nàìjíríà | mu | |||
Bɛ̀nɛ̀ | mu | ||||
Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Ìyàgbà | Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó | mu | ||
Owé | Kabba | mu | |||
Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ana | Sokode | mɔ | ||
Cábɛ̀ɛ́ | Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú) | mɔ | |||
Tchaourou | mɔ | ||||
Ìcà | Bantè | mɔ | |||
Ìdàácà | Benin | Igbó Ìdàácà | mu | ||
Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè | Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè | Ìkpòbɛ́ | mɔ | ||
Onigbolo | mɔ | ||||
Kétu/Ànàgó | Kétu | mu | |||
Ifɛ̀ | Akpáré | mɔ | |||
Atakpamé | mɔ | ||||
Boko | mɔ | ||||
Moretan | mɔ | ||||
Tchetti | mɔ | ||||
Kura | Aledjo-Koura | mɔ | |||
Awotébi | mɔ | ||||
Partago | mɔ | ||||
Mɔ̄kɔ́lé | Kandi | mɔ | |||
Northern Nago | Kambole | mɔ | |||
Manigri | mɔ | ||||
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo. |
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
editVerb
editmú
- to take
- to catch
- Àwọn ọlọ́pàá ti mú wa o. ― The police have caught us!
- Mo mú bọ́ọ̀lù. ― I caught the ball.
- to have an effect on (relating to temperature)
- Òtútù ń mú mi. ― I feel cold. (Cold is having an effect on me)
- (auxiliary verb) to cause something to do something else (must be used with another verb)
- Oògùn yẹn mú mi sùn. ― That drug made me sleep.
- Ó mú mi mumi. ― It made me drink water.
- to be sharp
- Ọbẹ̀ náà mú. ― That knife is sharp.
Derived terms
edit- mú wá (“to bring”)
- mú ẹ̀tanú kúrò (“to break down stereotypes”)
- mú dání (“to hold”)
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
editVerb
editmù
- to be hidden
- Ó mù sábẹ́ igbó. ― It's hidden under the bush.
Etymology 4
editPronunciation
editVerb
editmù
Derived terms
edit- mùwé (“to be smart”)
Zou
editVerb
editmu
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