malu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "malu"

English

Etymology 1

From Samoan malu.

Noun

malu (plural malus)

  1. A culturally significant tattoo on a Samoan woman's upper leg.

Etymology 2

From Malay malu.

Adjective

malu (comparative more malu, superlative most malu)

  1. (Singlish) shy; embarrassed
Synonyms

Anagrams

Aromanian

Noun

malu

  1. alternative form of mal

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin malus.

Adjective

malu m sg (feminine singular mala, neuter singular malo, masculine plural malos, feminine plural males)

  1. bad
  2. evil

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /malu/

Adjective

malu

  1. silent
  2. quiet

References

  • (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.lu/, [ˈmɐ.lu]

Noun

malu

  1. shade
  2. shelter, protection
  3. control

Verb

malu

  1. (stative) peaceful, safe
  2. (stative) reserved, taboo

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.lu/

Adjective

malu

  1. shy; ashamed

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay malu.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmalu/ [ˈma.lu]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alu
  • Syllabification: ma‧lu

Adjective

malu (comparative lebih malu, superlative paling malu)

  1. ashamed
  2. shy

Noun

malu (plural malu-malu)

  1. shame

Further reading

Latvian

Noun

malu f

  1. inflection of mala:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Verb

malu

  1. first-person singular past indicative of malt

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mälu]
  • Rhymes: -lu, -u

Noun

malu (Jawi spelling مالو, plural malu-malu)

  1. sensitive plant; Mimosa pudica

Adjective

malu (Jawi spelling مالو)

  1. shy.
  2. embarrassed.
  3. ashamed.

Derived terms

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

  • → English: malu
  • > Indonesian: malu (inherited)

Further reading

Papiamentu

Etymology 1

From Spanish malo "bad".

Adjective

malu

  1. bad

Etymology 2

From Spanish mal "illness".

Noun

malu

  1. illness, disease

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Interjection

malu

  1. (Kuyavia) used to call piglets
    Synonyms: maluchny, maluty

Further reading

  • 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

Noun

malu

  1. female tattoo

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin malus. Compare Italian malo.

Adjective

malu (feminine singular mala, masculine plural malos, feminine plural malas)

  1. bad

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

malu (Cyrillic spelling малу)

  1. inflection of mal:
    1. indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
    2. feminine accusative singular

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin malus (“bad, wicked”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.lu/
  • Hyphenation: mà‧lu

Adjective

malu (feminine singular mala, masculine and feminine plural mali)

  1. bad

Synonyms

Antonyms

Welsh

Etymology

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

Verb

malu (first-person singular present malaf)

  1. to grind
  2. to break, to fragment

Conjugation

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

  • mâl
  • malwr (“grinder”)
  • malu awyr (“to talk nonsense”)
  • malurio (“to grind”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of malu
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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 169
  3. ^ 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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