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mo-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Standardized form of mu-, from Proto-Austronesian *mu- (movement prefix).

Pronunciation

Prefix

mo- (inchoative ming-, mi-, ni-, contemplative mo-)

  1. actor trigger verb prefix, infinitive form
    1. non-durative action, an action done without reference to duration; see Perfective aspect
      Coordinate term: mag- — durative agent trigger
      Mokaon ko.
      I eat. (I is focused.)
    2. volitional action
      Wala siya mosulti
      He wouldn't say/refused to say
  2. contemplative aspect of mo-
    Mokaon ko.
    I will eat.

Derived terms

Cebuano terms prefixed with mo-
moayaw
mogawas
mohilom
moinom
mobuntag

See also

Further reading

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*mu-”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Prefix

mo-

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Etymology 1

  1. (personal prefix, possessive) Used to form the second-person singular possessive of nouns: your. Can combine with relational words to form relational adverbs.
    nāntzintli (“mother”) → monāntzin (“your mother”)
    calli (“house”) → mocal (“your house”)
    -tlōc (“beside”) → motlōc (“beside you”)

Derived terms

Category Classical Nahuatl nouns prefixed with mo- not found

See also

More information Singular, Plural ...

Etymology 2

  1. (personal prefix, reflexive) Used to form the second and third person reflexive of transitive verbs: yourself, himself, theirselves. May also indicate reciprocity among the plural person: you/they ____ each other. For certain verbs, this imparts an intransitive sense rather than a strictly reflexive one.
    titītza (“to stretch something”) → timotitītza (“You stretch (yourself)”)
    itta (“to see something”) → motta (“He see himself, she sees herself”)
    -h (“(plural)”) → mottah (“They see themselves, They look at each other”)
    tolīnia (“to bother someone, to make suffer”) → ammotolīniah (“You (plrl.) suffer, You are bothered”)
  2. (personal prefix, passive voice) Used to form the passive construct for inanimate nouns.
    titītza (“to stretch something”) → motitītza (“It is stretched”)
    itta (“to see something”) → motta (“It is seen, it is visible”)
    pāca (“to wash something”) → mopāca (“It is washed”)

Usage notes

As with the other reflexive prefixes and tla-, this prefixes causes deletion of initial i in verbs such as itta or ilpia, with the exception of verbs beginning with ih- such as ihquiti.

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Japanese

Romanization

mo-

  1. Rōmaji transcription of も

Northern Sotho

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mo-

  1. Class 1 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

Prefix

mo-

  1. Class 3 noun prefix.

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *mo-.

    Cognate with Mbya Guarani mbo-.

    Prefix

    mo-

    1. forms causative verbs from intransitive verbs
      Coordinate term: (with transitive verbs) ukar
    2. forms factitive verbs from nouns and adjectives

    Derived terms

    Old Tupi terms prefixed with mo-
    moasy
    moatã
    mogûeîyb
    moka'ẽ
    mongaraíb
    mongaru
    nhemosaraî
    moporang
    mondyk
    mondó
    moting
    motyb
    moún
    moîub

    Descendants

    • Nheengatu: mu-

    References

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    Pagu

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    mo-

    1. she (third-person singular feminine subject prefix)
      motagi ― she goes

    See also

    More information independent, subject prefix ...

    References

    • Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2018) A descriptive grammar of the Pagu language (Thesis)‎, University of Hong Kong
    • Perangin Angin, Dalan Mehuli (2023), Kamus Pagu-Indonesia-Inggris, Jakarta: Penerbit BRIN
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    Paraguayan Guarani

    Alternative forms

    • mbo- (for oral words)

    Prefix

    mo-

    1. Used to form causative of verbs.
      mopu'ã
      to raise, to cause to rise

    Usage notes

    This prefix is used when the following verb is nasal (as opposed to oral). If this verb were oral, the suffix mbo- would be used instead.

    Sotho

    Etymology 1

    From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

    Prefix

    mo-

    1. Class 1 noun prefix.

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

    Prefix

    mo-

    1. Class 3 noun prefix.

    Southern Pomo

    Prefix

    mo-

    1. alternative form of mu-

    Ternate

    Etymology

    Cognate with Tehit m- (“third-person singular feminine prefix”).

    Pronoun

    mo- (Jawi مو-)

    1. (feminine) third-person singular clitic, she

    See also

    More information independent, subject proclitic ...
    • unmarked pronouns are gender non-specific
    • m - masculine, f - feminine, h - human, nh - non-human
    • 1 - for mixed-gender groups
    • † - archaic

    References

    • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890), Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
    • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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    Tswana

    Etymology 1

      From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

      Prefix

      mo-

      1. Class 1 noun prefix.
      Derived terms
      Tswana terms prefixed with mo- (class 1)
      moêng

      Etymology 2

        From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.

        Prefix

        mo-

        1. Class 3 noun prefix.
        Derived terms
        Category Tswana terms prefixed with mo- (class 3) not found

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