maun
English
Etymology
From Middle English mau(e)n, mowen, from Old English magon, plural present indicative of magan (“to be able to, may”). More at mow, may.
Verb
maun
Anagrams
Chuukese
Noun
maun
Finnish
Noun
maun
- genitive singular of maku
Anagrams
Malay
Etymology
Blend of makan (“eat”) + daun (“leaf”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Malaysian) IPA(key): /ma.on/
- (Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /ma.un/
Noun
maun (Jawi spelling ماون, plural maun-maun)
Further reading
- “maun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Romansch
Etymology
Noun
maun m (plural mauns)
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Early Scots man, from Middle English mone (“shall, must”), from Old Norse mun, man, first and third person singular indicative of Old Norse munu (“shall, will; must”), from Proto-Germanic *munaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɑːn], [mɔːn], [mən], [mʌn]
- (Northern Scots, Insular Scots) IPA(key): [maːn]
Verb
maun (negative maunna)
- (modal auxiliary, defective) must
- 1824, Walter Scott, Redgauntlet:
- "Then ye maun eat and drink, Steenie," said the figure; "for we do little else here; and it's ill speaking between a fou man and a fasting."
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Noun
maun (plural mauns)
Verb
maun (negative maunna, past maunt, past participle maunt)