malu

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

Etymology tree
Malay malubor.
English malu

    Borrowed 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

    Luba-Kasai

    Noun

    malu

    1. knowledge
      Synonym: dimanya
    2. discipline
    3. problems
      Synonym: bilumbù
    4. things

    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 or malu2)

    1. sensitive plant; Mimosa pudica

    Adjective

    malu (Jawi spelling مالو, comparative lebih malu, superlative paling malu)

    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

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    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 of malu (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 of malu (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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