mū
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmuː/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *muu (“flying insect”)
Noun
mū
- any destructive insect
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mū
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Noun
mū
Derived terms
- mū kākela (“chess”)
- mū Pākē (“Chinese checkers”)
Etymology 4
From Proto-Polynesian *muu (“tropical porgy”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *muquɲ (“species of fish”).
Noun
mū
Etymology 5
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *muu (“be silent”)
Verb
mū
- (stative) silent
Derived terms
- hoʻomū (“to sit in silence”, verb)
Etymology 6
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
mū
- (intransitive) to gather together
Derived terms
- hoʻomū
Further reading
- mū in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
Livonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmuː/, [ˈmuː]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *muu.
Determiner
mū
Pronoun
mū
Declension
| singular (ikšlu’g) | plural (pǟgiņlu’g) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | mū | munt |
| genitive (genitīv) | mū | munt |
| partitive (partitīv) | mūdõ | mūḑi |
| dative (datīv) | mūn | muntõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | mūkõks | muntkõks |
| illative (illatīv) | mū’zõ | mū’ži |
| inessive (inesīv) | mūsõ | mūši |
| elative (elatīv) | mūstõ | mūšti |
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic
Interjection
mū
References
- Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “mū”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra
Mandarin
Alternative forms
- mu — nonstandard
Romanization
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 姆