malu

malu

See also: Malu, malú, maḻu, mału, mälu, mǎlù, and mālu

English

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. (Singapore) shy; embarrassed

Synonyms

• paiseh

Anagrams

• Lamu, alum, luma, maul, mula

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Aromanian

Noun

malu

1. Alternative form of mal

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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

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Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malu/

Adjective

malu

1. silent
2. quiet

References

• (2017) Giacon J Gamilaraay-Yuwaalaraay Dictionary Supplement

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Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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

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Indonesian

Adjective

malu

1. ashamed

Noun

malu

1. shame

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Latvian

Noun

malu f

1. accusative singular form of mala
2. instrumental singular form of mala
3. genitive plural form of mala

Verb

malu

1. 1st person singular past indicative form of malt

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mälu]
• Rhymes: -lu, -u

Noun

malu (Jawi spelling مالو‎, plural malu-malu, informal 1st possessive maluku, 2nd possessive malumu, 3rd possessive malunya)

1. sensitive plant; Mimosa pudica

Adjective

malu (Jawi spelling مالو‎)

1. shy.
2. embarrassed.

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

Further reading

• “malu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Papiamentu

Etymology 1

From Spanish malo "bad".

Adjective

malu

1. bad

Etymology 2

From Spanish mal "illness".

Noun

malu

1. illness, disease

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Samoan

Noun

malu

1. female tattoo

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Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin malus. Compare Italian malo.

Adjective

malu (feminine singular mala, masculine plural malos, feminine plural malas)

1. bad

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Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

malu

1. inflection of mal:
   1. indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
   2. feminine accusative singular

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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)

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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

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmalɨ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈma(ː)li/
• Rhymes: -alɨ

Verb

malu (first-person singular present malaf)

1. to grind
2. to break, to fragment

Conjugation

Conjugation (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

• malwr (“grinder”)
• malu awyr (“to talk nonsense”)
• malurio (“to grind”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
malu	falu	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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, pages 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