mahu

== English == === Etymology === From Hawaiian māhū. === Noun === mahu (plural mahus or mahu) (Hawaii) A person of the third gender, having traditional spiritual and social roles in the cultures of Hawaii and Tahiti. (Hawaii, slang, derogatory) A gay person; homosexual. == Estonian == === Noun === mahu genitive singular of maht === Verb === mahu inflection of mahtuma: present indicative connegative second-person singular present imperative == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmahu/ [ˈma.hu] Rhymes: -ahu Syllabification: ma‧hu === Verb === mahu alternative spelling of mau == Malay == === Alternative forms === mau (nonstandard) === Etymology === From Proto-Malayic *mahu, of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly a formation involving the prefix ma- (“stative/active prefix”) + a root *hu. Attested in the Hikayat Bayan Budiman, c. 1371. Cognate with Indonesian mau (a contraction). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈma(h)u/ [ˈma.(h)u] Rhymes: -u Hyphenation: ma‧hu === Verb === mahu to want, to desire (auxiliary) will ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: mau (inherited) === Further reading === "mahu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Pileni == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *mafu. === Adjective === mahu bad; stale (of food) fermented == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === mahu (Cyrillic spelling маху) dative/locative singular of mah == Slovene == === Noun === mahu genitive/dative/locative singular of mah == Takuu == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *mafu. === Adjective === mahu bad (of taste or smell through spoiling or rotting) == Yanomam == === Noun === mahu (clitic meronym; singulative mahu, dual mahukipë, definite plural mahuku, indefinite plural mahupë) foot === References === Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017), Yanomama Clause Structure‎[1], volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, pages 116, 126, 133–135, 143–144, 179