mundu

See also: mũndũ and mûndu

English

Etymology

From Malayalam മുണ്ട് (muṇṭŭ).

Noun

mundu (plural mundus)

  1. A garment resembling a dhoti, worn around the waist in Kerala, the Tulunadu region, and Maldives.

Anagrams

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin mundus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmundu/ [ˈmũn̪.d̪u]
  • Rhymes: -undu
  • Syllabification: mun‧du

Noun

mundu m (plural mundos)

  1. world

Further reading

  • “mundu” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.

Basque

Etymology

Either a learned borrowing from Latin mundus or from Spanish mundo.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mundu/ [mũn̪.d̪u]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -undu, -u
  • Hyphenation: mun‧du

Noun

mundu inan

  1. world

Declension

Declension of mundu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive mundu mundua munduak
ergative munduk munduak munduek
dative munduri munduari munduei
genitive munduren munduaren munduen
comitative mundurekin munduarekin munduekin
causative mundurengatik munduarengatik munduengatik
benefactive mundurentzat munduarentzat munduentzat
instrumental munduz munduaz munduez
inessive mundutan munduan munduetan
locative mundutako munduko munduetako
allative mundutara mundura munduetara
terminative mundutaraino munduraino munduetaraino
directive mundutarantz mundurantz munduetarantz
destinative mundutarako mundurako munduetarako
ablative mundutatik mundutik munduetatik
partitive mundurik — —
prolative mundutzat — —

Derived terms

  • Mundu Berria (“New World”)
  • mundu honetatik bestera joan (“to pass away”)
  • mundu txiki (“microcosm”)
  • mundu zabal (“whole wide world”)
  • mundu-gerra (“world war”)
  • mundu-herri (“humanity”)
  • mundua mundu (“always, forever”)
  • mundua mundu denetik (“forever, always”)
  • mundua utzi (“to pass away”)
  • mundualdi (“one's life”)
  • munduan sartu (“to be born”)
  • mundukoi (“mundane”)
  • mundura ekarri (“to give birth”)
  • mundura etorri (“to be born”)
  • mundura jaio (“to be born”)
  • munduratu (“to be born”)
  • mundutar (“mundane”)
  • mundutarkeria (“mundanity”)
  • mundutik atera (“to pass away”)
  • mundutik joan (“to pass away”)
  • munduz mundu (“wandering”)
  • munduzale (“mundane”)

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “mundu”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 292

Further reading

  • “mundu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “mundu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Kamba

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

mundu class 1 (plural andu)

  1. a man

Kristang

Etymology

From Portuguese mundo.

Noun

mundu

  1. world
  2. Earth

Mpoto

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

mundu class 1 (plural bhandu)

  1. person, human being

Mwera

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

mundu class 1 (plural bhandu)

  1. person, human being

Ngoni

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

mundu (plural wandu)

  1. person

Old Norse

Verb

mundu

  1. third-person plural past indicative of munu
  2. past tense infinitive of munu

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish mundo and Portuguese mundo.

Noun

mundu

  1. world

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin mundus.

Noun

mundu m (plural mundos)

  1. world; Earth
  2. humanity

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

mundu class III (plural miundu class IV)

  1. cutlass, sickle

Yao

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀. Cognate with Chichewa munthu and Tumbuka munthu.

Noun

mundu class 1 (plural ŵandu)

  1. person

References

  • Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya

Yogad

Etymology

From Spanish mundo (“world”).

Noun

mundu

  1. world
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