mahu

See also: mǎhu, mahū, and māhū

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian māhū.

Noun

mahu (plural mahus or mahu)

1. (Hawaii) A person of the third gender, having traditional spiritual and social roles in the cultures of Hawaii and Tahiti.
2. (Hawaii, slang, derogatory) A gay person; homosexual.

Estonian

Noun

mahu

1. genitive singular of maht

Verb

mahu

1. inflection of mahtuma:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• mau

Etymology

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

Verb

mahu

1. to want, to desire
2. (auxiliary) will

Malay

Alternative forms

• mau

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Verb

mahu

1. to want, to desire
2. (auxiliary) will

Pileni

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mafu.

Adjective

mahu

1. bad; stale (of food)
2. fermented

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

mahu

1. dative/locative singular of mah

Slovene

Noun

mahu

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of mah

Takuu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mafu.

Adjective

mahu

1. bad (of taste or smell through spoiling or rotting)

Yanomam

Noun

mahu (clitic meronym; singulative mahu, dual mahukipë, definite plural mahuku, indefinite plural mahupë)

1. foot

References

• Perri Ferreira, Helder (2017) Yanomama Clause Structure‎^[1], volume 1, Utrecht: LOT, →ISBN, pages 116, 126, 133–135, 143–144, 179