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malu

See also: Malu, malú, maḻu, mału, mälu, mǎlù, and mālu

English

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Etymology 1

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From Samoan malu.

Noun

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malu (plural malus)

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

Etymology 2

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From Malay malu.

Adjective

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malu (comparative more malu, superlative most malu)

  1. (Singapore) shy; embarrassed
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Aromanian

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Noun

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malu

  1. Alternative form of mal

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin malus.

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

  1. bad
  2. evil

Gamilaraay

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malu

  1. silent
  2. quiet

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  • (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement

Hawaiian

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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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  • IPA(key): /ˈma.lu/, [ˈmɐ.lu]

Noun

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malu

  1. shade
  2. shelter, protection
  3. control

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malu

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

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ma.lu/

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malu

  1. shy; ashamed

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay malu

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malu

  1. ashamed.
  2. shy.

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malu

  1. shame

Latvian

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Noun

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malu f

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

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malu

  1. first-person singular past indicative of malt

Malay

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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.)

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Noun

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malu (Jawi spelling مالو, plural malu-malu, informal 1st possessive maluku, 2nd possessive malumu, 3rd possessive malunya)

  1. sensitive plant; Mimosa pudica

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malu (Jawi spelling مالو)

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

Derived terms

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Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Descendants

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  • → English: malu
  • Indonesian: malu

Further reading

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Papiamentu

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Etymology 1

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From Spanish malo "bad".

Adjective

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malu

  1. bad

Etymology 2

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From Spanish mal "illness".

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malu

  1. illness, disease

Polish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

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Interjection

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malu

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

Further reading

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  • 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

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Noun

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malu

  1. female tattoo

Sardinian

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Etymology

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From Latin malus. Compare Italian malo.

Adjective

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

  1. bad

Serbo-Croatian

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Adjective

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malu

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

Sicilian

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Etymology

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From Latin malus (“bad, wicked”).

Pronunciation

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

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

  1. bad

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Welsh

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Etymology

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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.

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malu (first-person singular present malaf)

  1. to grind
  2. to break, to fragment

Conjugation

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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

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
malu falu unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  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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