malu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "malu"

English

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malu

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

From Samoan malu.

Noun

malu (plural malus)

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

Etymology 2

From Malay malu.

Adjective

malu (comparative more malu, superlative most malu)

1. (Singlish) shy; embarrassed

Synonyms

• paiseh

Anagrams

• Mula, Luma, Lamu, Ulam, mula, luma, alum, maul

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

Related terms

• hoʻomalu
• ʻōmalumalu
• maluhia
• malumalu

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.lu/

Adjective

malu

1. shy; ashamed

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay malu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmalu/ [ˈma.lu]

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• 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

• “malu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

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

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

• "malu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

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

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): [ˈma.lu]

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

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Noun

malu

1. female tattoo

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin malus. Compare Italian malo.

Adjective

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

• tintu

Antonyms

• bonu

Related terms

• malèvulu
• malignu
• mali (noun)