maho
See also: mahō
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maho, theorized to derive with maha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑɦo̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑho
- Syllabification(key): ma‧ho
Adjective
maho (comparative mahompi, superlative mahoin)
- barren, sterile, unable to bear children
Declension
| Inflection of maho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maho | mahot | |
| genitive | mahon | mahojen | |
| partitive | mahoa | mahoja | |
| illative | mahoon | mahoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | maho | mahot | |
| accusative | nom. | maho | mahot |
| gen. | mahon | ||
| genitive | mahon | mahojen | |
| partitive | mahoa | mahoja | |
| inessive | mahossa | mahoissa | |
| elative | mahosta | mahoista | |
| illative | mahoon | mahoihin | |
| adessive | maholla | mahoilla | |
| ablative | maholta | mahoilta | |
| allative | maholle | mahoille | |
| essive | mahona | mahoina | |
| translative | mahoksi | mahoiksi | |
| instructive | — | mahoin | |
| abessive | mahotta | mahoitta | |
| comitative | — | mahoine | |
| Possessive forms of maho (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | mahoni | mahomme |
| 2nd person | mahosi | mahonne |
| 3rd person | mahonsa | |
Synonyms
- hedelmätön, steriili
Indonesian
Etymology
Blend of manusia (“man”) + homo (“homosexual”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmaho]
- Hyphenation: ma‧ho
Noun
maho (first-person possessive mahoku, second-person possessive mahomu, third-person possessive mahonya)
- (slang) homosexual
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maho. Cognates include Finnish maho and Veps maho.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑho̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑho̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑho
- Hyphenation: ma‧ho
Adjective
maho
- barren (unable to bear children)
Declension
| Declension of maho (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | maho | mahot |
| genitive | mahon | mahhoin, maholoin |
| partitive | mahhoa | mahoja, maholoja |
| illative | mahhoo | mahhoi, maholoihe |
| inessive | mahos | mahois, maholois |
| elative | mahost | mahoist, maholoist |
| allative | maholle | mahoille, maholoille |
| adessive | mahol | mahoil, maholoil |
| ablative | maholt | mahoilt, maholoilt |
| translative | mahoks | mahoiks, maholoiks |
| essive | mahonna, mahhoon | mahoinna, maholoinna, mahhoin, maholoin |
| exessive1) | mahont | mahoint, maholoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 290
Japanese
Romanization
maho
- Rōmaji transcription of まほ
Ladino
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.xo/
Adjective
maho (Latin spelling)
- quiet
- calm
Old High German
Alternative forms
- mago
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *mahō.
Noun
maho m
- poppy
Descendants
- Middle High German: mahe, mahen, mān, magen, mage
- Cimbrian: mago
- German: Mohn
- → Estonian: moon
- Swabian: mage
- → Estonian: magun
- → Latvian: magone
- → Lithuanian: aguona
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀳𑁄 (Brahmi script)
- महो (Devanagari script)
- মহো (Bengali script)
- මහො (Sinhalese script)
- မဟော or မႁေႃ (Burmese script)
- มโห or มะโห (Thai script)
- ᨾᩉᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ມໂຫ or ມະໂຫ (Lao script)
- មហោ (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄦𑄮 (Chakma script)
Noun
maho
- nominative singular of maha
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maho. Related to Finnish maho.
Adjective
maho
- barren, sterile, unable to have children
Inflection
| Inflection of maho (inflection type 1/ilo) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | maho | ||
| genitive sing. | mahon | ||
| partitive sing. | mahod | ||
| partitive plur. | mahoid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | maho | mahod | |
| accusative | mahon | mahod | |
| genitive | mahon | mahoiden | |
| partitive | mahod | mahoid | |
| essive-instructive | mahon | mahoin | |
| translative | mahoks | mahoikš | |
| inessive | mahos | mahoiš | |
| elative | mahospäi | mahoišpäi | |
| illative | mahoze | mahoiže | |
| adessive | mahol | mahoil | |
| ablative | maholpäi | mahoilpäi | |
| allative | mahole | mahoile | |
| abessive | mahota | mahoita | |
| comitative | mahonke | mahoidenke | |
| prolative | mahodme | mahoidme | |
| approximative I | mahonno | mahoidenno | |
| approximative II | mahonnoks | mahoidennoks | |
| egressive | mahonnopäi | mahoidennopäi | |
| terminative I | mahozesai | mahoižesai | |
| terminative II | maholesai | mahoilesai | |
| terminative III | mahossai | — | |
| additive I | mahozepäi | mahoižepäi | |
| additive II | maholepäi | mahoilepäi | |
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “яловый”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *maho.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈmɑho/, [ˈmɑho]
- Rhymes: -ɑho
- Hyphenation: ma‧ho
Adjective
maho
- sterile, barren
Inflection
| Declension of maho (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | maho | mahod |
| genitive | maho | mahoje, mahojõ, mahoi |
| partitive | mahhoa | mahoitõ, mahoi |
| illative | mahho, mahhosõ | mahoje, mahojõ, mahoisõ |
| inessive | mahoz | mahoiz |
| elative | mahossõ | mahoissõ |
| allative | maholõ | mahoilõ |
| adessive | mahollõ | mahoillõ |
| ablative | maholtõ | mahoiltõ |
| translative | mahossi | mahoissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “maho”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn