mahu

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See also: mǎhu, mahū, and māhū

English

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Etymology

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From Hawaiian māhū.

Noun

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mahu (plural mahus or mahu)

  1. (Hawaii) A person of the third gender, having traditional spiritual and social roles in the cultures of Hawaii and Tahiti.
  2. (Hawaii, slang, derogatory) A gay person; homosexual.

Estonian

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Noun

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mahu

  1. genitive singular of maht

Verb

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mahu

  1. inflection of mahtuma:
    1. present indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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mahu

  1. to want, to desire
  2. (auxiliary) will

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -u

Verb

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mahu

  1. to want, to desire
  2. (auxiliary) will

Pileni

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *mafu.

Adjective

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mahu

  1. bad; stale (of food)
  2. fermented

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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mahu

  1. dative/locative singular of mah

Slovene

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Noun

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mahu

  1. genitive/dative/locative singular of mah

Takuu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *mafu.

Adjective

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mahu

  1. bad (of taste or smell through spoiling or rotting)

Yanomam

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Noun

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mahu (clitic meronym; singulative mahu, dual mahukipë, definite plural mahuku, indefinite plural mahupë)

  1. foot

References

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  • Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017) Yanomama Clause Structure[1], volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, pages 116, 126, 133–135, 143–144, 179