maun
See also: Maun
Chuukese
Noun
maun
- war
Finnish
Noun
maun
- Genitive singular form of maku.
Anagrams
- Manu, manu, muna, namu
Romansch
Etymology
From Latin manus.
Noun
maun m (plural mauns)
- (anatomy) hand
Scots
Alternative forms
- mun
Etymology
From Middle English man, from Old Norse man, first and third person singular indicative of monu, munu (“shall; will”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɑːn], [mɔːn], [mən], [mʌn]
- (Northern Scots, Insular Scots) IPA(key): [maːn]
Verb
maun (negative maunna)
- (modal auxiliary, defective) must
- 1824, Walter Scott, Redgauntlet
- "Then ye maun eat and drink, Steenie," said the figure; "for we do little else here; and it's ill speaking between a fou man and a fasting."
- 1824, Walter Scott, Redgauntlet
Noun
maun (plural mauns)
- compulsion, authority, necessity
Verb
maun (negative maunna, past maunt, past participle maunt)
- to manage, effect, succeed in
- to master, overcome, control, have or establish authority over, issue commands in an imperious or authoritative manner, boss about